Telecoaching Plus a Portion Control Device for Weight Management in the Primary Care Setting

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men or women ≥ 18 years and ≤ 55 years of age
• A BMI of ≥ 30 and ≤ 44.9 kg/m2
• Motivated to lose weight
• Able to participate fully in all aspects of the study;
• Have been provided with, understand, and have signed the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or coronary angioplasty within the past 3 months or an untreated cardiac dysrhythmia
• A history of a gastric bypass procedure or planned gastric bypass
• Baseline systolic blood pressure > 180 or diastolic > 100
• Another member of their household already participating in this study
• Current treatment with another investigational drug for obesity (within 30 days of study entry)
• Are pregnant or lactating
• History of anorexia or bulimia
• Current binge eating disorder as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire eating disorder module (PHQ-ED)
• Schizophrenia or bipolar disorder or have a PHQ-2 ≥ 337
• Have been diagnosed with cancer within the past 5 years
• Are currently participating in a program specifically to lose weight or are on a weight loss medication (last 30 days)