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Sleep Plus Eating Routines for Weight Loss

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01717352
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 30, 2012
Last Update Posted : January 4, 2017
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Rena R. Wing, The Miriam Hospital

Brief Summary:
The present study will test the effectiveness of two different approaches for preparing overweight/obese individuals for weight loss: 1)providing important information about weight control, including dispelling common myths; or 2) developing a consistent sleep and eating routine to prepare for the challenges of a weight control intervention.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Overweight and Obesity Behavioral: Weight Loss Education Behavioral: Sleep and Eating Routine Phase 2

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 90 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Increasing Sleep Duration: A Novel Approach to Weight Control. Study 5-Randomized Trial of Sleep Plus Eating Routines as An Approach to Prepare Participants for Weight Loss
Study Start Date : September 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 2016
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2016

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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Weight Loss Education
Provides participants with important information about weight control and healthy eating prior to treatment to prepare participants for participation in a weight loss program and enhance outcomes.
Behavioral: Weight Loss Education
Active Comparator: Sleep and Eating Routine
Establish a consistent sleep and eating routine prior to treatment to prepare participants for participation in a weight loss program and enhance outcomes.
Behavioral: Sleep and Eating Routine



Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Weight [ Time Frame: 20 weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Executive Control [ Time Frame: 4 and 20 weeks ]
    Executive control is measured by a variety of computer assessments. These include Go-No Go, delayed discounting, and perseverence as measured by mirror tracing and a hand grip task.



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Ages Eligible for Study:   21 Years to 65 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 21 to 65
  • BMI 25 to 45
  • sleep 7 hours or less most nights

Exclusion Criteria:

  • use of medications affecting sleep
  • sleep apnea
  • shift work

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01717352


Locations
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United States, Rhode Island
Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center
Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903
Sponsors and Collaborators
The Miriam Hospital
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Rena R Wing, PhD The Miriam Hospital
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Responsible Party: Rena R. Wing, Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, The Miriam Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01717352    
Other Study ID Numbers: U01CA150387-Study 5
U01CA150387 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted: October 30, 2012    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 4, 2017
Last Verified: January 2017
Keywords provided by Rena R. Wing, The Miriam Hospital:
Weight loss
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Overweight
Weight Loss
Body Weight
Body Weight Changes