Preventing Overweight in USAF Personnel: Minimal Contact Program

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2001
The prevalence of overweight in the United States Air Force (USAF) is about 22%. The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a minimal contact behavioral therapy plus usual care group(MCBT+UC) using a controlled experimental comparison of usual care(UC). Subjects are USAF personnel who are 5lbs below their Maximum Allowable Weight (MAW) and heavier. The primary hypothesis is that: MCBT+UC will have significant weight loss as compared to UC.
Epistemonikos ID: 01350cda5119dd65fd51c7f339209caa48356035
First added on: May 04, 2024