Using MOVE! With Seriously Mentally Ill Veterans

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Conditions studied: Mental Illness, Obesity

In brief

This study involves a controlled trial of an optimized version of a weight management and physical activity psycho-educational intervention (called MOVE!) with 200 obese and overweight veterans with serious mental illness.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00323193

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

109

Starts

2006-07-01

Expected to finish

2011-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-10-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• DSM- IV diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorders OR a DSM-IV diagnosis of other severe mental disorder including bipolar disorder, major depression, or severe anxiety disorder;
• Age between 18-64;
• No psychiatric hospitalization in 3-month period prior to enrollment;
• Community residency within 30 miles of either VA facility;
• A BMI of 25 or higher;
• Voluntary consent after receiving full information about the study;
• English speaking;
• Veteran of the armed forces

You may not qualify if…

• Active cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer
• end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• end stage congestive heart failure
• end-stage neurological disorder
• problematic substance abuse as defined by provider
• end stage renal disease
• moderate to severe cognitive impairment (dementia, post-stroke)
• HIV positive with a CD4 count less than or equal to 350 within the last 6 months
• anorexia
• current pregnancy, currently nursing or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months
• those living in long-term care facilities
• use in past 3 months of prescription pharmacological agents for weight loss
• no chart documented VA delivered medical primary care or general somatic care visit within the last 18 months
• most recent chart documented hematocrit level obtained within last six months is at or below 30%
• most recent chart documented creatinine level obtained within the last six months that is at or above 2.5
• most recent chart documented liver function tests obtained within the last six months exceeds twice the normal value for ALT, AST test in the Baltimore VA laboratory

Where it is running

• VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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