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Clinical Trial: Obesity Treatment in a Managed Care Setting
This study is no longer recruiting patients.
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 | Treatment or Intervention |
|---|---|
| Obesity Weight Loss | Behavior: mail-based weight counseling Behavior: phone-based weight counseling |
MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity; Weight Loss and Dieting
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Efficacy Study
Further Study Details:
Expected Total Enrollment: 1801
Study start: January 1999; Study completion: December 2004
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
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
Location Information
Minnesota
University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States
Study chairs or principal investigators
Robert W. Jeffery, PhD, Principal Investigator, University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology
More Information
Study ID Numbers: OBMANC
Record last reviewed: June 2004
Last Updated: October 13, 2004
Record first received: June 18, 2003
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00062985
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Record last reviewed: June 2004
Last Updated: October 13, 2004
Record first received: June 18, 2003
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00062985
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005
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