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NCT Number: NCT00327821

The Effectiveness of Commercial Weight Loss Programmes

The objective is to compare the effectiveness of 4 different commercial weight-loss diets available to adults in the UK.

This is achieved with a 6 month multi-centre randomised unblinded controlled trial of

* Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution, * The slimFast Plan, * The weight Watchers Pure Points Programme, * Rosemary Conley's "Eat Yourself Slim" Diet & Fitness Plan. * No diet (control)

Subjects are a community based sample of 300 (60 per group) otherwise healthy overweight and obese adults.

Main outcome measures are weight and body fat change over 6 months.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Surrey

Guildford, surrey, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Body mass index (BMI) > 27 and < 40 kg/m2.

Exclusion criteria

  • History of coronary heart disease
  • Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
  • Renal, liver or respiratory failure
  • Gout
  • Taking lipid lowering or anti-hypertensive drugs
  • History of obesity with known cause (i.e. Cushings disease, hypothyroidism)
  • Previous gastric or weight loss surgery
  • Taking any weight loss drug (including Orlistat or Sibutramine)
  • Clinical depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Drug or alcohol abuse
  • Any malabsorptive state (including lactose intolerance)
  • Being treated for a malignancy
  • Being pregnant
  • Breastfeeding

Treatment and study plan

Calorie controlled diet

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Weight loss

  2. Fat loss

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Surrey

Other

Collaborators

  • British Broadcasting Corporation

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomised Control Trial of Commercial Weight Loss Programme in a Community Based Sample of Obese Adults.

Important dates

Study start
2002
Study completion
2003
First posted
May 19, 2006
Registry last updated
Jul 21, 2006

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