Maintenance Programme After Weight Loss

Effect of Maintenance Programme on the Long Term Weight Reduction in Severely Obese Patients. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00590655

Enrollment

201

Registered

2008-01-10

Start date

2002-08-31

Completion date

2006-05-31

Last updated

2008-01-10

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Conditions

Morbid Obesity, Weight Loss

Keywords

maintenance therapy

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALweight loss programme

BEHAVIORALweight loss programme with maintenance programme

After usual weight loss treatment, there will be a one-year maintenance programme with monthly visits.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* BMI 35 kg/m2 or more * Age 18-65 years

Exclusion criteria

* 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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
weight result	2 years after weight loss phase

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
quality of life and eating behavior	2 years after active weight loss

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 5, 2026