Weight Loss Maintenance in Primary Care (PrimaryCare)
Obesity, Overweight
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Obesity focused on measuring Eating, Dieting, Meal replacements, Energy Density, Weight Loss Maintenance
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- BMI of 30, or BMI of 27 with weight-related comorbidities
- Access to a telephone and voice mail/answering machine
- MUST be seeing a primary care physician working with us on this study (in the greater Philadelphia area)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previously/currently diagnosed with an eating disorder
- Current bi-polar, depression, substance abuse, or dependence disorder
- Living with someone already enrolled
- Enrolled in another weight loss program
- Current disorder/medications affecting body weight or energy expenditure (e.g. thyroid disease)
- Myocardial infraction within the past three months
- Unstable angina
- Nephrotic syndrome/malabsorptive disease
- Gout attack within the past year
- Lactating/pregnant (or planning within next two years)
- Current/recent history of cancer, neurological disease, high creatinine levels, active hepatic disease
Sites / Locations
- Drexel University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
MR-/REDE-
MR+/REDE-
MR-/REDE+
MR+/REDE+
Weight Loss through cognitive behavioral therapy and meal replacement use, and continued therapy for weight loss maintenance.
Weight Loss through cognitive behavioral therapy and meal replacement use, and continued therapy and use of meal replacements for weight loss maintenance.
Weight Loss through cognitive behavioral therapy and meal replacement use, and continued therapy as well as Reduced Energy Density Education for weight loss maintenance.
Weight Loss through cognitive behavioral therapy and meal replacement use, and continued therapy, as well as Reduced Energy Density Education and continued meal replacement use, for weight loss maintenance.