Study to Promote Physical Activity Among Overweight Persons
Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2
Conditions studied: Overweight, Obesity
In brief
Recent research suggests that overweight persons who are physically active may be significantly less likely to develop health complications and less likely to die early when compared even with lean persons who are not physically active. Previous treatment programs for people who have struggled with their weight have focused almost entirely on weight loss as the main goal of treatment. Our research program has a different focus. We hope to improve health and healthy self esteem independent of body weight by focusing instead on increasing physical activity as the main goal of treatment. This is a small study designed to see if this approach would be appealing to persons who are struggling with their weight who are currently sedentary. It is designed for people who are otherwise fairly healthy for whom exercise is reasonably safe. Participants are randomly (by chance) assigned to participate in the experimental treatment program or instead to meet with their regular primary care doctor. Those who are assigned to meet with their regular doctor can access traditional weight loss resources such as Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Fitness centers etc... After the experiment is complete, these participants will have the opportunity to participate in the experimental treatment program.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00313040
- Run by
- Stanford University
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2004-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2011-06-10
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 69. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- BMI 25-45
- not regularly physically active by staging algorithm (Norman et al,1998)
- AHA/ACSM risk class A1-A3 apparently healthy with no contraindications to medically unsupervised physical activity
- physician consent
You may not qualify if…
- BMI<25; BMI>45
- regularly physically active by staging algorithm (Norman et al,1998)
- AHA/ACSM risk class B or C contraindication for medically unsupervised physical activity
- physician will not consent
- diagnosis of dementia, psychotic disorder
- legal guardian or conservator appointed
- anorexia
- bulimia
- live more than one hour commute from Stanford
- no reliable means of transportation to scheduled appointments at Stanford
- unable to followup for duration of study period as result of planned move
- female and sexually active without birth control or planning to become pregnant
- unable to read and write in English
- friend or family member of enrolled participant
Where it is running
- Stanford University Medical Center — Stanford, California, United States
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