Effect of body weight measuring and advice by family doctors on body weight reduction for obese patients: a randomized controlled trial in a Japanese family practice.

Effect of body weight measuring and advice by family doctors on body weight reduction for obese patients: a randomized controlled trial in a Japanese family practice. - Hobara Outpatient Body weight Assessment and weight Reduction Advice trial. (HOBARA trial )

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000002967

Enrollment

100

Registered

2010-01-04

Start date

2010-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Body weight measuring by family doctors Advice on body weight reduction by family doctors

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who have diagnosed at least one of the followings: hypertension, dyslipidemia, or type 2 diabetes mellitus. Patients who visit the family medicine clinic every 28 to 90 days. Patients whose BMI is greater than 25.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Past history of psychiatric diseases. Past history of malignant diseases. Ongoing hormone therapy. Inability to walk.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body weight change	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Abdominal Circumference Blood Pressure	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSatoshi Kanke

Fukushima Medical University Department of Community and Family Medicine

kanke@fmu.ac.jp024-547-1516

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026