Planned CORR: Planned Care for Obesity and Risk Reduction

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Conditions studied: Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factors

In brief

The researchers propose a randomized controlled trial to evaluate how well an intervention, Planned Care for Obesity \& Risk Reduction (Planned CORR), supports primary care treatment of obesity in adults with at least one cardiovascular risk factor (CVRF).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01134029

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

262

Starts

2009-11-01

Expected to finish

2013-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-05

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age: 25 - 70
• English or Spanish Speaking
• Has transportation to get to follow-up appointments
• Has a functional and stable telephone number
• Lives in San Diego, maintains a permanent address, and plans on staying in San Diego for the next 2 years
• BMI of 30-45
• Have at least ONE of the following risk factors:
• Hypertension
• Smoking
• Stabilized type II diabetes (Hemoglobin A1c Level <8.5);
• Metabolic syndrome (defined as the presence of at least 3 of the following 5 factors: 1) elevated waist circumference: men: > 40 inches women: > 35 inches; 2) elevated triglycerides: >_150 mg/dL; 3) reduced HDL cholesterol: men < 40 mg/dL, women < 50 mg/dL; 4) elevated blood pressure: >130/85 mm.Hg; 5) Elevated fasting glucose (100-125 mg/dL).
• Able to participate in moderate physical activity

You may not qualify if…

• Has not had any form of bariatric/weight loss surgery (eg, gastric bypass, lap band) \& does not intend to within 2 yrs.
• Does not have a history of substance abuse in the last 2 years (including amphetamines, opiates, and alcohol abuse) or other severe/unstable psychiatric disorder that would impair compliance with the study protocol (e.g. unstable depression, bipolar, schizophrenia).
• Is not pregnant or does not intend to become pregnant during the 2-year study period.
• Is not currently taking weight-altering medications (e.g. Sibutramine (Meridia), Orlistat (Xenical, Alli)), and has not taken them in at least 3 months.

Where it is running

• UCSD - La Jolla Professional Building — La Jolla, California, United States

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