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Use of Chewing Gum to Facilitate Appetite Control and Weight Loss

NCT00871676 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 146

Last updated 2016-08-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This purpose of this study was to test the use of chewing gum as an adjunct to lifestyle modification to facilitate appetite control and weight loss in overweight and obese individuals.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle modification

16 weekly followed by 8 monthly group behavioral weight loss sessions.

BEHAVIORAL

Lifestyle modification plus gum

16 weekly followed by 8 monthly group behavioral weight loss sessions. Subjects were also given gum along with instructions for times and occasions to chew with the aim of facilitating weight loss and appetite control.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas A Wadden, Ph.D · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-05-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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