Study of Behavioral Weight Loss Therapy for Obesity and Binge Eating in Monolingual Hispanic Persons

Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Obesity, Binge Eating

In brief

This is a research study designed to examine the effectiveness of an obesity medication (orlistat) given in addition to behavioral weight loss therapy. Participants will be obese monolingual (Spanish-speaking only) men and women.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00516919

Run by

Yale University

People needed

79

Starts

2007-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-04-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Monolingual Spanish Speaking
• Obese (BMI >= 30)

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Current cardiac disease
• Serious neurologic illnesses

Where it is running

• Hispanic Clinic of the Connecticut Mental Health Center — New Haven, Connecticut, United States
• Yale Department of Psychiatry — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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