Acceptance-based Treatment, Standard Behavioral Treatment
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary goal of this project is to determine if an innovative behavioral weight loss program that incorporates new developments from the field of behavior therapy produces superior weight control than standard behavioral treatment. A sample of 200 adults from the community are participating in this study.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAcceptance-based treatment
BEHAVIORALStandard behavioral treatment
Sponsors
Drexel University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Be between the ages of 18 and 70 * Have a BMI between 27-50 * Have the ability to engage in physical activity (i.e., can walk at least 2 blocks without stopping for rest). * Agree to provide permission for the research team to regularly contact your physician throughout the study to share information on changes in your weight. * Successfully complete all steps in the enrollment process
Exclusion criteria
* You have a medical condition or psychiatric condition that may limit your ability to comply with the behavioral recommendations of the program or pose a risk to you during weight loss. * You are pregnant or plan to become pregnant in the next three years. * Report recently beginning a course of or changing the dosage of prescription medications that can cause significant weight loss or weight gain. * You are participating in or plan to participate in another weight loss program in the next three years. * The research team identifies any factors that would render you potentially unable or unlikely to follow the protocol, or unable to benefit from it.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight | Baseline - 2-year follow-up |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed