Craving and Lifestyle Management Through Mindfulness Pilot Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an innovative program that combines mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindful eating practices with diet and exercise guidelines (CALMM+ intervention) will lead to greater weight loss and more favorable body fat distribution than a conventional weight-loss program(Diet-Ex intervention).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00643344

Run by

University of California, San Francisco

People needed

15

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2008-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-10-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• healthy female
• aged 18-50
• BMI range 25-45
• negative urine glucose test
• must be able to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• male
• age less than 18 or menopausal
• clinical diagnosis of eating disorder, diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome, and coronary artery disease
• history of anginal chest pain without adequate evaluation
• substance abuse, mental health or medical condition that might interfere with study participation
• use of medications containing corticosteroids
• breastfeeding
• non- English speaker
• pregnant or planning to get pregnant in the next 6 months
• previous Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training
• initiation of new class of psychiatric medications in past 2 months
• currently on a weight loss diet

Where it is running

• UCSF CTSI Clinical Research Center — San Francisco, California, United States

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