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Obesity Treatment in a Managed Care Setting

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00062985

Purpose

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two different delivery formats for weight management in a managed care setting. Mail-based weight counseling and phone-based weight counseling will be compared to each other and a control condition. Primary outcomes are participation rates in programs, weight change, and cost.

Condition	Intervention
Obesity Weight Loss	Behavioral: mail-based weight counseling Behavioral: phone-based weight counseling

MedlinePlus related topics:

Obesity Weight Control

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Efficacy Study

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

Estimated Enrollment:	1801
Study Start Date:	January 1999
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2004

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

at least 18 years of age
BMI ≥ 27.8 kg/m2 for men
BMI ≥ 27.3 kg/m2 for non-pregnant or lactating women

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00062985

Locations


United States, Minnesota
	University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology
	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55415

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Robert W. Jeffery, PhD	University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	OBMANC
First Received:	June 18, 2003
Last Updated:	July 5, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00062985
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

obesity treatment

weight management

managed care

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Body Weight

Signs and Symptoms

Obesity

Weight Loss

Body Weight Changes

Nutrition Disorders

Overweight

Overnutrition

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 10, 2008