Approaches for Improving Long-term Weight Loss
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 60 |
| Updated: | 1/12/2019 |
| Start Date: | January 2019 |
| End Date: | March 2021 |
| Contact: | Tiffany Leblond |
| Email: | tleblond@lifespan.org |
| Phone: | 401-793-9713 |
Examination of the Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Two Approaches for Improving Long-term Weight Loss
The purpose of this study is to examine two approaches for improving long-term weight loss
success. All participants will receive a 12-week, in-person standard behavioral weight loss
program followed by either 12 weeks of yoga instruction or 12 weeks of cooking/dietary
education instruction (determined via randomization procedures). Assessments of weight,
physical activity, dietary behaviors, and psychosocial factors will occur at baseline, 3, 6,
and 12 months.
success. All participants will receive a 12-week, in-person standard behavioral weight loss
program followed by either 12 weeks of yoga instruction or 12 weeks of cooking/dietary
education instruction (determined via randomization procedures). Assessments of weight,
physical activity, dietary behaviors, and psychosocial factors will occur at baseline, 3, 6,
and 12 months.
Inclusion Criteria:
- BMI 25-40 kg/m2
- Female
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of any condition that would limit one's ability to exercise or lose weight
safely
- Recent weight loss
- Current or recent enrollment in a weight loss or mindfulness-based treatment program
- Women who are pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant
- History of a serious psychiatric disorder
- Recent cancer diagnosis (<1 year)
- Does not own a smartphone
We found this trial at
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Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Principal Investigator: Jessica Unick, PhD
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