Rehabilitating Overweight People Back to Working Life (ARRO)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01361490

RSSO 2010/3

Details and patient eligibility

About

Obesity may have implications on the individual's participation in working life through different mechanisms such as comorbidity and loss of functional level. The investigators also know that when exiting the working force, it is difficult to get back later. As rehabilitation back to working life is often not a very focused aim with weight loss treatment, this study sets this as a primary aim by involvement in a 4 week stay at a rehabilitation clinic followed by 48 weeks work practice programme at one of three different companies.

Enrollment: 405 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 67 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• BMI 30-47
• 19-67 years

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Significant reduced physical function
• Drug use
• Serious mental illness