Family & Friends - the Significance of a Significant Other in Treatment

Conservative Treatment of Obesity at Røros Rehabilitation Centre - A Randomised Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01238354

Enrollment

Registered

2010-11-10

Start date

2010-11-30

Completion date

2014-12-31

Last updated

2016-06-16

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Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

Weight Loss, Social support

Brief summary

This study focuses on the difficulties to maintain a weight loss and behavioural change after having been in a institutional intermittent weight loss programme. We explore if including a member of the family or a close friend in the treatment influences weight loss maintenance after completion of the programme.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALWith friend

BEHAVIORALWithout friend

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Morbid obesity * 18-50 years of age * Having a relative or close friend who is willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy * Serious mental illness * Severe overeating behaviour * Significant reduced physical functioning * Having undergone bariatric surgery earlier * Serious heart disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maintenance of weight loss	2 years after termination of programme

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

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