Obesity Treatment in a Managed Care Setting

This study has been completed.

First Received: June 18, 2003 Last Updated: July 5, 2005 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by:	National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00062985

Purpose

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two different delivery formats for weight management in a managed care setting. Mail-based weight counseling and phone-based weight counseling will be compared to each other and a control condition. Primary outcomes are participation rates in programs, weight change, and cost.

Condition	Intervention
Obesity Weight Loss	Behavioral: mail-based weight counseling Behavioral: phone-based weight counseling

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Efficacy Study

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity Weight Control

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

Estimated Enrollment:	1801
Study Start Date:	January 1999
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2004

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

at least 18 years of age
BMI ≥ 27.8 kg/m2 for men
BMI ≥ 27.3 kg/m2 for non-pregnant or lactating women

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00062985

Locations

United States, Minnesota
University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55415

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Robert W. Jeffery, PhD

University of Minnesota, Division of Epidemiology

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	OBMANC
Study First Received:	June 18, 2003
Last Updated:	July 5, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00062985 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK):

obesity treatment
weight management
managed care

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Obesity
Weight Loss

Body Weight Changes
Nutrition Disorders
Overweight
Overnutrition

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Obesity
Weight Loss

Body Weight Changes
Nutrition Disorders
Overweight
Overnutrition

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 02, 2009