Family & Friends - the Significance of a Significant Other in Treatment

This study focuses on the difficulties to maintain a weight loss and behavioural change after having been in a institutional intermittent weight loss programme.

We explore if including a member of the family or a close friend in the treatment influences weight loss maintenance after completion of the programme.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Body Weight Changes Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Weight Loss

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Roros Rehabiliteringssenter

Røros, 7374, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Morbid obesity
18-50 years of age
Having a relative or close friend who is willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

Pregnancy
Serious mental illness
Severe overeating behaviour
Significant reduced physical functioning
Having undergone bariatric surgery earlier
Serious heart disease

Treatment and study plan

With friend

Behavioral

Without friend

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

Maintenance of weight loss

Time frame: 2 years after termination of programme

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Conservative Treatment of Obesity at Røros Rehabilitation Centre - A Randomised Trial

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2014
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Nov 10, 2010
Registry last updated: Jun 16, 2016

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