Arthritis Pilot for Preserving Muscle While Losing Weight
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Official title
Weighted Vest Use to Preserve Muscle and Bone During Obesity Treatment for Osteoarthritis
Brief summary
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The purpose of this research study is to see whether wearing a weighted vest during a period of active weight loss can decrease the loss of muscle and bone that occurs during weight loss. We will also determine if study participants who wear the weighted vest will have greater improvements in physical function and self-reported disability, pain, stiffness, fatigue and quality of life. This knowledge could impact weight loss programs designed for older adults. Hypothesis: Participants randomized to VEST will experience similar weight loss, but less loss of lean mass and bone density, than participants randomized to Control.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02239939
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 37 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 65 Years to 79 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Sep 30, 2014
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2015
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2015
- Last update posted
- Mar 8, 2018
2014 – 2016
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest Baptist Health Sticht Center on Aging | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 27157 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 8, 2018 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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