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CompletedNCT00327821

The Effectiveness of Commercial Weight Loss Programmes

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

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
300 (planned)
Sponsor
University of Surrey · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALcalorie controlled diet

Timeline

Start date
2002-07-01
Completion
2003-03-01
First posted
2006-05-19
Last updated
2006-07-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00327821. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.