NCT01849627Completed
Eat Well for Life: A Weight Loss Maintenance Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
A study to investigate the effect of a low-ED prescription (consume ≥10 foods ≤ 1.0 kcal/g and ≤ 2 foods ≥ 3.0 kcal/g per day) versus an energy balance prescription (consume a daily energy intake at estimated energy needs for maintenance) on weight loss maintenance.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 345 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 30 Apr 2013
- Start date
- Aug 2014
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT01849627
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 345
- From Aug 2014 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Are currently participating in a weight loss program and/or taking weight loss or appetite regulation medication or lost \> 5% of body weight during the past 6 months
- Have had bariatric surgery for weight loss or are planning to have bariatric surgery in the next 22 months
Other illness
- Report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
- Individuals reporting joint problems, prescription medication usage, or other medical conditions that could limit exercise will be required to obtain written physician consent to participate
- Report major psychiatric diseases or organic brain syndromes.
Other
- Report being unable to walk for 2 blocks (1/4 mile) without stopping
- Intend to move outside of the metropolitan area within the time frame of the investigation
- Are pregnant, lactating, \< 6 months post-partum, or plan to become pregnant during the investigation
- Report not being able to consume meal replacements
- To participate in the weight loss maintenance phase, participants will need to lose equal to or greater than 8% of their body weight from the baseline measure at the conclusion of the 4-month weight loss phase.
Who the study is looking for
- Age between 18 and 70 years
- Body mass index (BMI) between 27 and 45 kg/m2
Age in the registry: 18 years to 70 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Knoxville | United States | Unknown status |
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