The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Approach to Weight Loss

Kansas Board of Regents

Status: Completed

Conditions: Schizophrenic Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Psychiatric Rehabilitation Approach to Weight Loss

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00572247

10575 (Registry Identifier)

1R34MH077282-01A1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary aim of the project is to examine the efficacy of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Weight Loss program in reduction of weight and body mass index (BMI.

Full description

The study involves 144 individuals who will be randomly assigned to the intervention group or treatment as usual group(control group). All Participants will undergo baseline assessment, assessment at week 12, week 24 and in year from baseline.

Enrollment: 133 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• A diagnosis of serious mental illness,
• Age 18 - 65
• BMI > 25
• Medication stable (there have been no changes in antipsychotic medications or mood stabilizers for the last 3 months).

Exclusion criteria

• Current or history of eating disorder
• Pregnant or breast feeding
• Uncontrolled HTN
• Severe coronary artery disease
• Severe valvular disease
• Uncontrolled diabetes
• Sustained arrhythmia
• Insulin using severe physical limitations
• Severe Lung Disorders
• Diagnosis of MR or dementia

Trial design

133 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Behavioral

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychiatric Rehabilitation Approach to Weight Loss

2

No Intervention group