A Mentor-Based Approach to Long-Term Weight Loss

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00177697

Enrollment

174

Registered

2005-09-15

Start date

1999-09-30

Completion date

2002-07-31

Last updated

2005-09-15

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Conditions

Weight Loss, Obesity

Brief summary

The purpose of this study to examine the effect of having a weight loss mentor on long-term weight loss in overweight adults.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALbehavioral weight loss program

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

21 Years to 55 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Female 2. 21-55 years of age 3. BMI = 25-35 kg/m2 4. Ability to provide informed consent. 5. Ability to provide consent from their personal physician to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

1. Reporting regular exercise participation of at least 20 minutes per day on at least 3 days per week during the previous six months. (This study is designed to recruit relatively sedentary adults.) 2. Diabetes, hypothyroidism, or other medical conditions which would affect energy metabolism. 3. Currently pregnant, pregnant within the previous six months, or planning on becoming pregnant within the next 12 months. (Pregnancy will be based on self-report and will be included on the detailed medical history that is completed by subjects.) 4. Non-medicated resting systolic blood pressure \>160 mmHg or non-medicated resting diastolic blood pressure \>100 mmHg, or taking medication that would affect blood pressure. 5. Taking medication that would affect resting heart rate or the heart rate response during exercise (e.g., beta blockade). 6. Arrhythmia on resting or exercise electrocardiogram that would indicate that vigorous exercise was contraindicated. 7. History of myocardial infarction or valvular disease. 8. History of orthopedic complications that would prevent optimal participation in the exercise component (e.g., heel spurs, severe arthritis).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
weight loss	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
fitness	—
dietary intake	—
mediators	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026