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- Clinical Trial NCT00327821
The Effectiveness of Commercial Weight Loss Programmes
July 20, 2006 updated by: University of Surrey
A Randomised Control Trial of Commercial Weight Loss Programme in a Community Based Sample of Obese Adults.
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.
Study Overview
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment
300
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Surrey
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Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom, GU2 7XH
- University of Surrey
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
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
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: NONE
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
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Weight loss
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Fat loss
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: D J Millward, PhD, University of Surrey
- Study Director: H A Truby, PhD SRD, University of Surrey
Publications and helpful links
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General Publications
- Truby H, Baic S, deLooy A, Fox KR, Livingstone MB, Logan CM, Macdonald IA, Morgan LM, Taylor MA, Millward DJ. Randomised controlled trial of four commercial weight loss programmes in the UK: initial findings from the BBC "diet trials". BMJ. 2006 Jun 3;332(7553):1309-14. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38833.411204.80. Epub 2006 May 23. Erratum In: BMJ. 2006 Jun 17;332(7555):1418.
- Truby H, Hiscutt R, Herriot AM, Stanley M, Delooy A, Fox KR, Baic S, Robson PJ, Macdonald I, Taylor MA, Ware R, Logan C, Livingstone M. Commercial weight loss diets meet nutrient requirements in free living adults over 8 weeks: a randomised controlled weight loss trial. Nutr J. 2008 Sep 2;7:25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-7-25.
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
July 1, 2002
Study Completion
March 1, 2003
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
May 17, 2006
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
May 18, 2006
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
May 19, 2006
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
July 21, 2006
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 20, 2006
Last Verified
May 1, 2003
More Information
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 107189 BBC
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