Portion Control Treatment for Obesity

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

To date, no studies have been published assessing the effectiveness of portion control interventions in a primary care setting. The investigators will conduct a pilot study to assess the effectiveness of an intervention including a portion control plate and dietary counseling for weight loss among obese patients in a general medicine primary care practice.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01451554

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

65

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-11-28

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Body Mass Index greater than 29 or less than 40
• Age between 18 and 75

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of active cancer
• Current participation in an organized weight loss program
• Current use of a weight loss medication
• History of bulimia or anorexia
• Current treatment for psychiatric illness other than anxiety or depression
• Surgery within the 3 months before enrollment or planned during the study period
• Past gastric bypass surgery or planned gastric bypass surgery during the - study period
• Current pregnancy or planned pregnancy during the study period

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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