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Improving Maintenance Following Very Low Calorie Diet: The Sustain Lost Weight (SLW) Intervention

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01222988
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 18, 2010
Last Update Posted : January 17, 2013
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Mayo Clinic

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

Obtain a preliminary assessment of the feasibility and acceptability of delivering the sustained lost weight (SLW) intervention in a real-world clinical setting for patients who have completed a 21-week very low calorie diet (VLCD).

Hypothesis: Intervention will be feasible to implement as evidenced by the ability to recruit and retain participants and acceptable to participants as evidenced by self-report of satisfaction with the program and adoption of weight maintenance behaviors.

Secondary Aim: Obtain a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of the sustained lost weight (SLW) intervention for patients who have completed 21 weeks of a very low calorie diet (VLCD).

Hypothesis: Greater than 75% of participants who receive this novel approach, where maintenance behaviors are individualized based on resting metabolic rate and a physical activity factor, will regain greater or equal to 10 kg. at week 52 follow-up.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Obesity Dietary Supplement: Optifast Products Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 30 participants
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Study Start Date : October 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date : October 2012
Actual Study Completion Date : October 2012
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
very low calorie diet program Dietary Supplement: Optifast Products
Optional Optifast products offered once every other week X 6 months; then monthly.
Other Name: Optifast Dietary Supplements


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Treatment Feasibility [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ]
    Treatment will be considered feasible if greater than 50 % of participants attend a minimum of 17 of 20 sessions. The treatment will be considered acceptable for further study if greater than 50% of participants rate the maintenance program with a mean score of 6 or higher.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Weight Gain Analysis [ Time Frame: 52 weeks ]
    Weight regain from week 1 to 52 will be analyzed. Patients who discontinue the study or are lost to follow-up will be assumed to have gained more than 10 kg at 12 months.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 80 Years   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Completed fast and transition period of the OPTIFAST® program
  • Be able to participate fully in all aspects of the study
  • Willing to refrain from participating in additional weight loss interventions for the duration of the study
  • Willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Myocardial infarction within 6 months
  • Unstable angina
  • Stroke
  • Chronic steroid use
  • Active peptic ulcer disease
  • Advanced cirrhosis
  • Active hepatitis
  • Advanced renal disease
  • Active thrombophlebitis
  • Recent skeletal fractures
  • Use of lithium
  • Pancreatitis
  • Pregnancy
  • Type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • History of diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Active bulimia nervosa
  • Severe depression
  • Psychosis
  • Substance abuse
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Locations
United States, Florida
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
Sponsors and Collaborators
Mayo Clinic
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Gretchen Ames, Ph.D. Mayo Clinic
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Responsible Party: Gretchen E. Ames, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01222988     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 10-002960
First Posted: October 18, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 17, 2013
Last Verified: January 2013