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Promotion of Weight Management

NCT04131647 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 175

Last updated 2026-01-12

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Summary

The identification of intermittent fasting as an alternative method to traditional weight maintenance protocols could have a significant impact on preventing body weight regain common after successful weight loss, and potentially lead to a reduction in pharmaceutical and clinical costs related to the care of overweight and obese adults.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Weight Maintenance

Following a 12-week weight loss and exercise program, subjects will participate in a weight maintenance program of Heart Healthy nutrition, walking, and resistance band exercise

OTHER

Weight Maintenance + Intermittent Fasting

Following a 12-week weight loss and exercise program, subjects will participate in a weight maintenance program of Heart Healthy nutrition, walking, resistance band exercise and intermittent fasting (2 small meals per day) one day per week for 24 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baltimore VA Medical Center

    collaborator FED

  • South Texas Veterans Health Care System

    collaborator FED

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Alice S. Ryan, PhD · Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-03-01
Primary Completion
2025-09-30
Completion
2026-10-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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