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 @ 9:23 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:23 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00069732
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* BMI 25-35 kg/m 2
* Reside in Portland metropolitan area
* Willing to complete the 12-week weight loss program
* Willing to accept random assignment to one of the three maintenance treatment conditions
* Willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Medical conditions or treatments that would be contraindicated using a diet \& exercise weight loss treatment
* Cancer
* Significant GI disease inappropriate for diet and physical activity intervention
* Diabetes dependent on insulin or oral hypoglycemic medications
* Psychiatric hospitalization in past 2 years
* Conditions that require limitation of physical activity
* Congestive Heart Failure
* Cardiovascular Disease (stroke, MI, CABG, ASCVD)
* Taking weight loss medications currently or within past 6 months
* Previous history of complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) weight loss treatment
* Current acupressure, or Qi Gong, or acupuncture
* Reported consumption of more than 21 alcoholic drinks per week
* Planning to leave the area prior to the end of the program
* Body weight change \> 10 pounds in the 6 months prior to Screening visit one
* Pregnant, breast feeding, or planning pregnancy prior to the end of participation
* Current participation in another clinical trial
* Investigator discretion for safety or adherence reasons
* Household member of another CAM WT participant
* Unavailable for group sessions
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
80 Years
Study:
NCT00069732
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00069732