Healthy Lifestyles for Mentally Ill People Who Have Experienced Weight Gain From Their Antipsychotic Medications

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Conditions studied: Diabetes, Obesity, Weight Gain

In brief

This program aims to help Veterans who take antipsychotic medications lose weight. The investigators use a program based on the American Diabetes Association's "Diabetes Prevention Program," and the investigators have modified it to fit the lifestyles of people with mental illness. All participants are educated about nutrition and cutting down fat intake, how and when to exercise, and the causes of diabetes and how to prevent it. Participants must be Veterans who live within one hour of the West Los Angeles VA hospital.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00344500

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

122

Starts

2005-10-01

Expected to finish

2009-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be a Veteran
• Diagnosis of psychotic disorders, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar illness
• Age 18-70
• Clinically determined to require ongoing treatment with Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGA) such as olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, ziprasidone, aripiprazole, clozapine
• Experienced weight gain since treatment with SGA's
• Inpatient or outpatient at the West Los Angeles VA
• Competent to sign informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• Have recently been diagnosed with schizophrenia (less than 1 year)
• Are pregnant or breast feeding a baby
• Have a medically unstable condition

Where it is running

• VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA — West Los Angeles, California, United States

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