Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Obesity

• Sponsor: University of Sydney (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00294268
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 24
• Location: 1
• Arm: 1
• Duration (Months): 24
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) designed to help obese patients lose weight and to maintain their weight losses over time. It is hypothesized that CBT will result in greater sustained weight loss.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Obesity	Behavioral: cognitive behavioural therapy	Phase 2

Detailed Description

The primary aim of the present study is to improve the maintenance of weight loss, and hence the physical, psychological and social well-being, of obese patients who have sought weight loss treatment. To do so, it will implement a cognitive-behavioural treatment (CBT) with motivational enhancement strategies specifically designed to target weight maintenance. It is hypothesized that the maintenance-oriented CBT approach will result in sustained weight loss, as well as improved physical, psychological and social well-being.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 24 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: A Maintenance-Oriented Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the Treatment of Obesity
• Study Start Date: Mar 1, 2006
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Mar 1, 2008
• Actual Study Completion Date: Mar 1, 2008

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Other: 1 20 weekly sessions of CBT integrated with motivational enhancement strategies	Behavioral: cognitive behavioural therapy; 20 weekly sessions of CBT integrated with motivational enhancement strategies

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Weight [baseline, post-treatment, one-year follow-up]

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. obesity-specific quality of life, mood disturbance, eating disturbance, cognitive disturbance [baseline, post-treatment, one-year follow-up]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 65 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• The participants will be recruited from among patients referred to the Metabolism and Obesity Service of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

• The inclusion criteria include: 18-65 years of age and a body mass index (BMI: kg/m2) between 30-45.

Exclusion Criteria:

• psychiatric conditions (i.e., current psychosis, severe depression, mental retardation, and drug or alcohol abuse)

• or physical conditions (i.e., significant hepatic or renal dysfunction and significant cardiovascular disease such as heart failure, stroke and transient ischaemic attacks) that would preclude full participation in the study;

• current treatment for obesity;

• current treatments known to affect eating or weight (e.g., medications);

• pregnancy.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Metabolism and Obesity Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	Sydney	New South Wales	Australia	2050

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of Sydney

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Rieger, PhD, University of Sydney

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00294268
• Other Study ID Numbers: erie8202
• First Posted: Feb 20, 2006
• Last Update Posted: Jul 3, 2008
• Last Verified: Jul 1, 2008

• Keywords provided by , ,: obesity; CBT; motivational enhancement therapy; weight loss maintenance
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Obesity

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jul 3, 2008