Predictors of Behavioral Obesity Treatment Outcomes
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
Socioceconomically disadvantaged individuals typically have poor outcomes in behavioral weight loss interventions, but the reasons for this are unknown. This project will characterize the mechanisms through which adverse daily experiences and present bias -- a cognitive adaptation to harsh and unpredictable environments -- account for disparities in weight loss outcomes.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Age ≥18 years old
• Obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2)
• Meets criteria for either the lower SES or higher SES cohort
Locations
United States
Illinois
Rush University Medical Center
RECRUITING
Chicago
Contact Information
Primary
Bradley M Appelhans, PHD
brad_appelhans@rush.edu
312-942-3477
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-05-26
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-06-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 230
Treatments
Other: Standard-of-care behavioral weight loss treatment
6-months of group-based behavioral weight loss treatment following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Prevent T2 curriculum.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Rush University Medical Center