Primary Care Referrals to Community-based Lifestyle Programs for Management of Obesity

Mayo Clinic

Status

Completed

Conditions

Lifestyle, Healthy

Community Based Programs

Obesity

Primary Care Referrals

Treatments

Behavioral: Referral to weight loss program

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04433806

19-010206

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purposes of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of providing a community based referral to Mayo Clinic Employee and Community Health patients for weight loss.

Enrollment

23 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients who are between 18-65 years of age
Patients who have a BMI between 25-39.9 kg/m2
Ability to provide informed consent
Ability to complete the Diabetes Prevention Program including dietary and physical activity recommendations
Motivated to lose weight (assessed to be in the preparation or action stage)

Exclusion criteria

Have used weight loss medications or participated in a weight loss program within the past 30 days.
Are currently enrolled in DPP or other ExercisAbilities weight loss programs
Are currently taking supplements known to affect weight.
Have had weight fluctuations of 20 pounds or more in the past 6 months (EMR check and self-report)
Have an active untreated clinically significant psychiatric condition (psychosis, bipolar disorder, or depression)
Are currently pregnant or breastfeeding, or are of child-bearing potential and are likely to become pregnant during the study (within the next 4 months following enrollment)
Have a history in the past 4 months of any major cardiovascular events including heart valve disease, cardiac arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or peripheral vascular disease
Have current uncontrolled hypertension (systolic > 160 mm Hg or diastolic > 95 mm Hg) documented on 2 separate occasions
Have clinically significant acute or chronic progressive or unstable neurologic, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, or metabolic disease (such as diabetes) or active cancer or are within 1 year of cancer remission
Have a known history of any condition or factor judged by the investigator/study team to preclude participation in the study or which might hinder adherence
Have any co-morbidity that is deemed exclusionary at the discretion of the provider.