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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00143962
Date of registration: 01/09/2005
Primary sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
Public title: Comparison of Two Approaches to Weight Loss Follow-Up Study
Scientific title: Comparison of Two Approaches to Weight Loss Follow-Up Study
Date of first enrolment: March 1997
Target sample size:
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00143962
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Diane Rosenbaum
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Email: rdiane@mail.med.upenn.edu
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Name:   Holly Wyatt, MD
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Affiliation:  University of Colorado, Denver
Name:   James Hill, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Colorado, Denver
Name:   Gary Foster, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of Pennsylvania
Name:   Samuel Klein, MD
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Affiliation:  Washington University School of Medicine
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

- Body mass index between 30 and 40

- Live and work within 1 hour of the study site

- Stable psychological status Exclusion criteria

- History of heart disease, heart attack, or stroke

- Blood pressure >140/90 mmHg

- Abnormal cholesterol levels

- Significant psychiatric illness

- Any medication that affects weight or metabolic rate

- Presence or history of a chronic disease that is known to affect appetite, food
intake, or metabolism (i.e., diabetes, thyroid disease, or cancer)

- Currently using antidepressants, steroids, tobacco, or illegal drugs

- Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy

- 10 lb change in weight within 6 months of study entry

- History of malignant arrhythmias or cerebrovascular, renal, or hepatic
disease

- History of protein wasting diseases or gout

- Severe arthritis

- Osteoporosis

- Certain types of hormone replacement therapy

- Currently following a vegetarian diet



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Obesity
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Low Carbohydrate Diet
Primary Outcome(s)
Obesity
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
801787
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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