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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN13342721
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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NCT00327821
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Public title
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A randomised controlled trial of four commercial weight loss programmes in a community-based sample of obese adults
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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Diet Trials
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Serial number at source
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N/A
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Study hypothesis
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This study is a community-based trial that will concurrently assess four commercial weight loss programmes. In addition to the primary outcome of percentage body fat loss, this study was designed to also examine changes in health risk, for example blood lipids, and psychological effects of these diets. Finally, the study will examine the practical aspects of adherence to the programmes by considering the subjective experiences of the subjects following the different programmes.
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Lay summary
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Obesity
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Healthy adults with body mass index (BMI) >27 and <39
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Not provided at time of registration
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Anticipated start date
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01/07/2002
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Anticipated end date
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31/07/2003
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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300
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Interventions
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1. Weight watchers pure points
2. The Atkins diet
3. The Slimfast meal replacement plan
4. Rosemary Conley diet and fitness plan
5. Control: Non-dieting group
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Primary outcome measure was differences in percentage body fat over 6 months
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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Trial website
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Publications
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1. 2006 initial findings in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16720619
2. 2008 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18764946
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Contact name
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Dr
Helen
Truby
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Address
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School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences
University of Surrey
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City/town
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Guildford
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Zip/Postcode
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GU2 7XH
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Sponsor
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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Address
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White City
201 Wood Lane
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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W12 7TS
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Date applied
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10/02/2005
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Last edited
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28/04/2011
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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16/02/2005
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