Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module

The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.

Eligibility Module path is as follows:

Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module


Ignite Creation Date: 2025-12-24 @ 5:40 PM
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NCT ID: NCT02388568
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria (for the Randomized Controlled Trial) 1. Participants must have lost ≥ 5% of initial weight in the group lifestyle modification program (during the 14-week diet run-in period). 2. Participants must have a BMI ≥ 30 and ≤ 55 kg/m² or have a BMI ≥ 27 kg/m² with a obesity-related co-morbid condition 3. Age ≥ 21 years and ≤ 65 4. Eligible female patients will be: * non-pregnant, evidenced by a negative urine dipstick pregnancy test * non-lactating * surgically sterile or postmenopausal, or they will agree to continue to use an accepted method of birth control during the study 5. Participants must have a primary care provider (PCP) who is responsible for providing routine care and have a reliable telephone service with which to participate in conference calls Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or nursing (or plans to become pregnant in the next 18 months) 2. Current major depressive episode, active suicidal ideation, or history of suicide attempts 3. Use in the past 14 days of monoamine oxidase inhibitors, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI), tricyclics, lithium, triptans, antipsychotics, cabergoline, linezolid, tramadol, dextromethorphan, tryptophan, bupropion, St. John's Wort, or medicines to treat erectile dysfunction 4. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mm Hg, or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mm Hg) 5. Type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes 6. A fasting glucose ≥ 126 mg/dl or HbA1c ≥ 6.5 7. Recent history of cardiovascular disease (e.g., myocardial infarction or stroke within the past 6 months), congestive heart failure, or heart block greater than first degree 8. Clinically significant hepatic or renal disease 9. Thyroid disease not controlled 10. History of malignancy (except for non-melanoma skin cancer) 11. Use of medications known to induce significant weight loss/gain, including chronic use of oral steroids 12. Psychiatric hospitalization within the past 6 months 13. Self-reported alcohol or substance abuse within the past 12 months, including at-risk drinking (current consumption of ≥ 14 alcoholic drinks per week) 14. Loss of ≥ 10 lb of body weight within the past 3 months 15. History of (or plans for) bariatric surgery
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 21 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years
Study: NCT02388568
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT02388568