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Effects of Self-conditioning Techniques in Promoting Weight Loss in Patients With Obesity. A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT02978105 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2018-01-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators hypothesized that hypnosis is an alternative technique that could be applied to help patients with obesity to lose weight.

The possibility that a self-conditioning technique (self-hypnosis) added to traditional approach (diet, exercise and behavioral recommendations) will be effective in determining weight loss with respect to the traditional approach in subjects with a body mass index (BMI) between 35 and 50 kg/m2 will be studied.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

self-conditioning techniques

Self-hypnosis to increase self-control before meals and every food compulsion episode

OTHER

standard care (diet, exercise and behavioral therapy)

dietary recommendations, exercise recommendations, and behavioral recommendations

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Turin, Italy

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Simona Bo, MD · University of Turin, Italy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2017-09-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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