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 @ 9:11 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:11 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01375504
Eligibility Criteria:
PRIMARY PARTICIPANT
Inclusion Criteria:
* Obese adults (BMI ≥ 30)
* Currently working at Mayo Clinic Rochester
* Able to provide informed consent
* Stable weight (within + 10 pounds) during the three months prior to enrolling in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Currently (in the past six months) attending a weight loss program
* Underlying genetic or endocrine cause for weight gain
* Current cancer
* Medications known to affect weight (corticosteroids, antidepressants, anti psychotics, mood stabilizers, and anti-epileptic medications)
* Musculoskeletal conditions affecting the ability to adequately perform general physical activity
* Active smoking
* Substance abuse
* Quitting smoking within 6 months of enrolling in the study
* Have clinically significant acute unstable neurological, psychiatric, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular or respiratory disease that will prevent participation in the study
* Have an established practice of meditation for three or more months
* Not willing to complete study outcome measures.
PARTNER/SPOUSE
Inclusion Criteria:
* Able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Have clinically significant acute unstable neurological,Psychiatric, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular or respiratory disease that will prevent participation in the study
* Have an established practice of meditation for three or more months
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01375504
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01375504