Trials / Terminated
TerminatedNCT00069732
Study of Two Complementary and Alternative Medical Treatments for Maintenance of Weight Loss
Pilot of Two CAM Treatments for Maintenance of Weight Loss
- Status
- Terminated
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 90 (planned)
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The goal of this study is to pilot test in a group of overweight-obese individuals the feasibility and acceptability and indications of efficacy of two CAM treatments, qigong, and acupressure-TAT, for improving long term maintenance of weight loss.
Detailed description
The prevalence of obesity is at epidemic proportions, 60% of US adults are overweight or obese. Obesity contributes to chronic diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular disease \[CVD\], hypertension, cancer, and osteoarthritis) and to escalating health care costs. Weight loss can have a substantial impact on reducing these conditions. Substantial efforts have been made in developing effective short-term weight loss programs using behavioral treatments. However, long-term maintenance of weight loss continues to be problematic - many individuals regain the weight lost within a year. Innovative intervention options are critically needed to help people successfully maintain weight loss and to fight the obesity epidemic. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches-mind-body, energy healing, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) approaches may hold great promise for helping improve the maintenance of weight loss.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | qigong | |
| BEHAVIORAL | acupressure-TAT |
Timeline
- First posted
- 2003-10-03
- Last updated
- 2010-02-12
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00069732. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.