Real-Time Assessment of Food Craving, Use, and Triggers During Outpatient Treatment of Obesity: A Development and Feasibility Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Obesity, Weight Maintenance

In brief

The objective of this study will assess the feasibility of utilizing real-time data monitoring in future clinical trials of weight control medications and other treatment modalities, along with the feasibility of distinguishing different types of relapses over 16 weeks: There will be 4 weeks of high-intensity EMA and 12 weeks of low-intensity EMA. Each participant will be in the study for 52 weeks with 20 visits, including follow-up visits.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00198783

Run by

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

People needed

75

Starts

2005-08-01

Expected to finish

2007-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2007-04-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age between 18 and 65; 2) BMI > 30 kg/m2 prior to weight loss; 3) initial weight loss in the 12-month period prior to enrolling of at least 10% of starting body weight; 4) no more than 50% regain of that initial weight loss by the time of screening.

You may not qualify if…

• Schizophrenia or any other DSM-IV psychotic disorder; history of bipolar disorder; current Major Depressive Disorder; 2) current dependence on alcohol or sedative-hypnotic, e.g. benzodiazepine (by DSM-IV criteria); 3) cognitive impairment severe enough to preclude informed consent or valid self-report; 4) medical illness that in the view of the investigators would compromise participation in research.

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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