Study of Two Complementary and Alternative Medical Treatments for Maintenance of Weight Loss

Stopped early · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The goal of this study is to pilot test in a group of overweight-obese individuals the feasibility and acceptability and indications of efficacy of two CAM treatments, qigong, and acupressure-TAT, for improving long term maintenance of weight loss.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00069732

Run by

Kaiser Permanente

People needed

90

Last updated by the study team

2010-02-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• BMI 25-35 kg/m 2
• Reside in Portland metropolitan area
• Willing to complete the 12-week weight loss program
• Willing to accept random assignment to one of the three maintenance treatment conditions
• Willing to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Medical conditions or treatments that would be contraindicated using a diet \& exercise weight loss treatment
• Cancer
• Significant GI disease inappropriate for diet and physical activity intervention
• Diabetes dependent on insulin or oral hypoglycemic medications
• Psychiatric hospitalization in past 2 years
• Conditions that require limitation of physical activity
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Cardiovascular Disease (stroke, MI, CABG, ASCVD)
• Taking weight loss medications currently or within past 6 months
• Previous history of complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) weight loss treatment
• Current acupressure, or Qi Gong, or acupuncture
• Reported consumption of more than 21 alcoholic drinks per week
• Planning to leave the area prior to the end of the program
• Body weight change > 10 pounds in the 6 months prior to Screening visit one
• Pregnant, breast feeding, or planning pregnancy prior to the end of participation
• Current participation in another clinical trial
• Investigator discretion for safety or adherence reasons
• Household member of another CAM WT participant
• Unavailable for group sessions

Where it is running

• Center for Health Research — Portland, Oregon, United States

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