Using MOVE! With Seriously Mentally Ill Veterans
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00323193 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 9, 2006
Results First Posted : October 9, 2014
Last Update Posted : October 9, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Mental Illness Obesity | Behavioral: MOVE! | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 109 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | Using MOVE! With Seriously Mentally Ill Veterans |
Study Start Date : | July 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2011 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1
The intervention group completes approximately 8 individual level sessions with a MOVE specialist as well as approximately 8 group level intervention sessions.
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Behavioral: MOVE!
group based psychoeducation, motivation and support |
No Intervention: Arm 2
The control group offers basic information about diet and exercise every month for six months.
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- Weight Measurement [ Time Frame: baseline and six months ]Weight taken at the baseline assessment and again at the 6 month assessment
- Impact of Weight on Quality of Life Survey (IWQOL) [ Time Frame: baseline and six months ]Raw scores for this measure were converted to a range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating lower impact of weight on quality of life.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- DSM- IV diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorders OR a DSM-IV diagnosis of other severe mental disorder including bipolar disorder, major depression, or severe anxiety disorder;
- Age between 18-64;
- No psychiatric hospitalization in 3-month period prior to enrollment;
- Community residency within 30 miles of either VA facility;
- A BMI of 25 or higher;
- Voluntary consent after receiving full information about the study;
- English speaking;
- Veteran of the armed forces
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active cancer other than non-melanoma skin cancer
- end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- end stage congestive heart failure
- end-stage neurological disorder
- problematic substance abuse as defined by provider
- end stage renal disease
- moderate to severe cognitive impairment (dementia, post-stroke)
- HIV positive with a CD4 count less than or equal to 350 within the last 6 months
- anorexia
- current pregnancy, currently nursing or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months
- those living in long-term care facilities
- use in past 3 months of prescription pharmacological agents for weight loss
- no chart documented VA delivered medical primary care or general somatic care visit within the last 18 months
- most recent chart documented hematocrit level obtained within last six months is at or below 30%
- most recent chart documented creatinine level obtained within the last six months that is at or above 2.5
- most recent chart documented liver function tests obtained within the last six months exceeds twice the normal value for ALT, AST test in the Baltimore VA laboratory

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00323193
United States, Maryland | |
VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201 |
Principal Investigator: | Richard W Goldberg, PhD | VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore |
Responsible Party: | US Department of Veterans Affairs |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00323193 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
D4219-R |
First Posted: | May 9, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | October 9, 2014 |
Last Update Posted: | October 9, 2014 |
Last Verified: | October 2014 |
Behavioral interventions Mental Illness Obesity Psycho-educational interventions Weight management |
Mental Disorders |