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ABSTRACT: Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT02561221.
SUBMITTER: Katzmarzyk PT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5965693 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Katzmarzyk Peter T PT Martin Corby K CK Newton Robert L RL Apolzan John W JW Arnold Connie L CL Davis Terry C TC Denstel Kara D KD Mire Emily F EF Thethi Tina K TK Brantley Phillip J PJ Johnson William D WD Fonseca Vivian V Gugel Jonathan J Kennedy Kathleen B KB Lavie Carl J CJ Price-Haywood Eboni G EG Sarpong Daniel F DF Springgate Benjamin B
Contemporary clinical trials 20180208
Underserved and minority populations suffer from a disproportionately high prevalence of obesity and related comorbidities. Effective obesity treatment programs delivered in primary care that produce significant weight loss are currently lacking. The purpose of this trial is to test the effectiveness of a pragmatic, high intensity lifestyle-based obesity treatment program delivered within primary care among an underserved population. We hypothesize that, relative to patients who receive usual ca ...[more]