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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
300 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2002-07-31
2003-03-31
Brief Summary
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This is achieved with a 6 month multi-centre randomised unblinded controlled trial of
* Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution,
* The slimFast Plan,
* The weight Watchers Pure Points Programme,
* Rosemary Conley's "Eat Yourself Slim" Diet \& Fitness Plan.
* No diet (control)
Subjects are a community based sample of 300 (60 per group) otherwise healthy overweight and obese adults.
Main outcome measures are weight and body fat change over 6 months.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
NONE
Interventions
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calorie controlled diet
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes
* Renal, liver or respiratory failure
* Gout
* Taking lipid lowering or anti-hypertensive drugs
* History of obesity with known cause (i.e. Cushings disease, hypothyroidism)
* Previous gastric or weight loss surgery
* Taking any weight loss drug (including Orlistat or Sibutramine)
* Clinical depression
* Eating disorders
* Drug or alcohol abuse
* Any malabsorptive state (including lactose intolerance)
* Being treated for a malignancy
* Being pregnant
* Breastfeeding
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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British Broadcasting Corporation
INDUSTRY
University of Surrey
OTHER
Principal Investigators
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D J Millward, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Surrey
H A Truby, PhD SRD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University of Surrey
Locations
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University of Surrey
Guildford, surrey, United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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Truby H, Baic S, deLooy A, Fox KR, Livingstone MB, Logan CM, Macdonald IA, Morgan LM, Taylor MA, Millward DJ. Randomised controlled trial of four commercial weight loss programmes in the UK: initial findings from the BBC "diet trials". BMJ. 2006 Jun 3;332(7553):1309-14. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38833.411204.80. Epub 2006 May 23.
Truby H, Hiscutt R, Herriot AM, Stanley M, Delooy A, Fox KR, Baic S, Robson PJ, Macdonald I, Taylor MA, Ware R, Logan C, Livingstone M. Commercial weight loss diets meet nutrient requirements in free living adults over 8 weeks: a randomised controlled weight loss trial. Nutr J. 2008 Sep 2;7:25. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-7-25.
Other Identifiers
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107189 BBC
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id