Maintenance Programme After Weight Loss
Effect of Maintenance Programme on the Long Term Weight Reduction in Severely Obese Patients. A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to compare a weight reduction programme with and without a maintenance programme in patients with severe obesity.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Aug 2002
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2002
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2006
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 26, 2007
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 10, 2008
CompletedJanuary 10, 2008
December 1, 2007
December 26, 2007
January 9, 2008
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
weight result
2 years after weight loss phase
Secondary Outcomes (1)
quality of life and eating behavior
2 years after active weight loss
Study Arms (2)
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ACTIVE COMPARATORTreatment B includes a four month weight loss programme (10 weeks on a VLED and 17 weeks behavior modification visits). Treatment lasts 17 weeks and after that there will be one and two year control visits including weighing and questionnaires for eating behavior and quality of life.
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EXPERIMENTALTreatment includes a four month weight loss programme (10 weeks on a VLED and 17 weeks behavior modification visits). After that a maintenance programme starts with monthly sessions for one year. Weight loss, quality of life, and eating behavior will be assessed at the end of the maintenance program and one year later.
Interventions
After usual weight loss treatment, there will be a one-year maintenance programme with monthly visits.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- BMI 35 kg/m2 or more
- Age 18-65 years
You may not qualify if:
- Type 1 diabetes
- Major alcohol problem
- Acute psychic disease, eating behavior, pregnancy, severe disease (cancer, unstable coronary disease, severe liver or kidney disease), or the patient has been in this treatment within the past 5 years
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Helsinkilead
- Finnish Medical Foundationcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Peijas Hospital
Vantaa, 01400, Finland
Related Publications (1)
Pekkarinen T, Kaukua J, Mustajoki P. Long-term weight maintenance after a 17-week weight loss intervention with or without a one-year maintenance program: a randomized controlled trial. J Obes. 2015;2015:651460. doi: 10.1155/2015/651460. Epub 2015 Mar 30.
PMID: 25918644DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 26, 2007
First Posted
January 10, 2008
Study Start
August 1, 2002
Study Completion
May 1, 2006
Last Updated
January 10, 2008
Record last verified: 2007-12