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Intervention Study on Weight Loss in Patients With Obesity

A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial for Weight Loss in Patients With Obesity: Assessment of the Socratic Questioning Method

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Aug 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility of using Socratic questioning as an alternative method for weight loss in adult patients with obesity (aged 18 to 65) in a primary care setting. The main question it aims to answer is: -Is Socratic questioning an effective alternative approach for promoting weight loss in patients with obesity? Researchers will compare participants receiving Socratic questioning during follow-up visits with those receiving regular care to see if the intervention leads to greater weight loss. Participants will: * Complete a baseline questionnaire including 9 demographic questions and the 14-item Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (approx. 5 minutes). * Attend five in-person follow-up visits with their family physician over a 3-month period (every 15 or 30 days), where they will receive brief counseling (10-15 minutes per visit) and have their weight, height, and waist circumference measured. * Complete a 17-question final questionnaire at the end of 3 months (approx. 10-15 minutes). * Be referred to mental health services if necessary, based on initial screening results.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
36 (estimated)
First submitted
6 Aug 2025
Start date
14 Aug 2025
Primary completion date
Nov 2025
Lead sponsor
Sıdıka Ece Yokuş
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT07124832

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 36
  • From 14 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, Nov 2025
  • 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

  • Use of medications that cause long-term weight gain or loss

Other illness

  • Severe depression or personality disorder

Other

  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Presence of active psychosis or manic episode
  • Intellectual disability
  • Auto- or hetero-aggressive behavior
  • Reported use of psychoactive substances
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Participation in another weight loss program within the last 6 months
  • Detection of psychopathology based on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

Who the study is looking for

  • Age between 18 and 65 years
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m²
  • Willingness to participate in the study

Age in the registry: 18 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Manisa Celal Bayar University Mustafa Yardimci Education Family Health Center
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ManisaTurkey (Türkiye)Recruiting

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