Weight Loss and Maintenance for Rural, African American Communities of Faith (The WORD)

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Conditions studied: Obesity

In brief

The WORD (Wholeness, Oneness, Righteousness, Deliverance) is a faith-based weight loss study in rural, African American adults of faith. The study will see whether a weight loss + maintenance intervention will cause participants to maintain their weight better than a weight loss only intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02169947

Run by

University of Arkansas

People needed

425

Starts

2012-05-01

Expected to finish

2018-02-28

Last updated by the study team

2018-03-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• African American
• Aged 18 and older
• Have a BMI ) > 25 kg/m²
• Associated with a participating church through membership or participation in a church activity
• Free of medical problems that might contraindicated participation in a behavioral weight reduction program containing an exercise component
• Individuals taking sulfonylureas who have a letter from their doctor supporting their participation in the study will be considered eligible

You may not qualify if…

• Not had a heart attack or stroke in the past 6 months
• Not currently on medication that might affect weight loss or require medical monitoring (i.e. insulin)
• Not pregnant, not pregnant in the previous six months, or lactating
• Not enrolled in another weight reduction program
• Agree to complete the program assigned to them
• Never had weight loss surgery
• Not have lost more than 10% body weight in the previous 6 months
• Not have a clinically significant medical condition likely to impact weight or any condition that makes it unlikely the participant would be available to follow the protocol for 18 months

Where it is running

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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