NCT01052714

Healthy Lifestyles for Mentally Ill People Who Have Experienced Weight Gain From Their Antipsychotic Medications - 2

Management of Antipsychotic Medication Associated Obesity - 2

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 121 (actual)
• Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This program aims to help Veterans who take antipsychotic medications lose weight. We use a program based on the American Diabetes Association's "Diabetes Prevention Program," and we have modified it to fit the lifestyles of people with mental illness. All participants are educated about nutrition and cutting down fat intake, how and when to exercise, and the causes of diabetes and how to prevent it. Participants must be Veterans who live within one hour of the Long Beach, West Los Angeles, Sepulveda, or West Los Angeles VA hospitals.

Conditions

• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Weight Gain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lifestyle Balance	Patients assigned to the behavioral weight loss program (Lifestyle Balance Program) will do the following: -Meet with their psychiatrist and a nutritionist who will go over diet recommendations with the patient - Be given a 7% weight loss goal - Be assisted in obtaining a 500 calorie reduction per day -Exercise for at least 30 min/day, at least 5 days a week - Maintain weekly food and exercise diaries -Be quizzed on their knowledge of healthy eating habits and nutrition

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-28
• Completion: 2015-05-28
• First posted: 2010-01-20
• Last updated: 2018-08-09
• Results posted: 2017-10-06

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States