A Mentor-Based Approach to Long-Term Weight Loss
Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2
Conditions studied: Weight Loss, Obesity
In brief
The purpose of this study to examine the effect of having a weight loss mentor on long-term weight loss in overweight adults.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00177697
- Run by
- University of Pittsburgh
- People needed
- 174
- Starts
- 1999-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2002-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2005-09-15
Who can join
Age: 21 and older, up to 55. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Female
- 21-55 years of age
- BMI = 25-35 kg/m2
- Ability to provide informed consent.
- Ability to provide consent from their personal physician to participate in this study.
You may not qualify if…
- Reporting regular exercise participation of at least 20 minutes per day on at least 3 days per week during the previous six months. (This study is designed to recruit relatively sedentary adults.)
- Diabetes, hypothyroidism, or other medical conditions which would affect energy metabolism.
- Currently pregnant, pregnant within the previous six months, or planning on becoming pregnant within the next 12 months. (Pregnancy will be based on self-report and will be included on the detailed medical history that is completed by subjects.)
- Non-medicated resting systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg or non-medicated resting diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg, or taking medication that would affect blood pressure.
- Taking medication that would affect resting heart rate or the heart rate response during exercise (e.g., beta blockade).
- Arrhythmia on resting or exercise electrocardiogram that would indicate that vigorous exercise was contraindicated.
- History of myocardial infarction or valvular disease.
- History of orthopedic complications that would prevent optimal participation in the exercise component (e.g., heel spurs, severe arthritis).
Where it is running
- University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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