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Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2004
Primary Completion Date
May 31, 2010
Study Completion Date
July 1, 2018
Behavioral training
The behavioral training will teach participants ways to control their diet and increase their physical activity.
Social skills training
The social skills training will teach participants how to indirectly control their weight by making social contacts and seeking social support.
Behavioral training booster sessions
During biweekly booster treatment sessions, participants will discuss their response to different diet and exercise regimens, and researchers will discuss strategies for increasing one's success with the regimens.
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Pittsburgh
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
University of Pittsburgh
OTHER