This trial is evaluating whether CHW support will improve 1 primary outcome and 4 secondary outcomes in patients with Obesity. Measurement will happen over the course of Baseline, 6-month follow up.
This trial requires 515 total participants across 3 different treatment groups
This trial involves 3 different treatments. CHW Support is the primary treatment being studied. Participants will be divided into 2 treatment groups. There is no placebo group. The treatments being tested are not being studied for commercial purposes.
"Significant weight loss is strongly associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes and death from coronary events and cancer. Weight loss also seems to increase risk of heart disease." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"In a recent study, findings found that only a minority of Americans had a 1-kg change in body weight in a year. This suggests that weight gain in the United States is not a very common phenomenon." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Changes in weight are generally accompanied by changes in appetite, dizziness, weakness and loss of appetite. Subjects with lower BMI tended to lose more weight." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Dieting and diet supplements are the most commonly used therapy for body weight concerns among Americans aged 65 or older. Eating more fiber, drinking more coffee and drinking less alcohol are also associated with better health outcomes." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Many people are unable to keep to their goal weight, and even those who have managed to do this for a certain period often return to their average weight. If one is to attempt to achieve a weight which most closely approximates their normal weight, in practice it would be far healthier in the long run to try to achieve a weight which is slightly above average and which many of them achieved in an earlier period of their overweightness. This would provide a high standard against which to judge their weight, and would allow them better scope for weight gains when a diet is to be attempted in the pursuit of such a goal." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"For patients with NSCLC or for patients who do not wish to have a surgery such as the surgery for colon cancer, these therapies might help to decrease body weight." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Overall, chw appeared well tolerated with little side-effects. In our population, there was little improvement in outcomes through the addition of chw, and its role in treatment must be further studied." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Chw provides a reliable method of achieving positive weight and fat distribution. However, the majority of the women reported experiencing unpleasant or undesirable experiences after receiving the supplement. The negative reactions and the increased discomfort associated with using chw supplement may, therefore, limit the utility of consuming this dietary supplement." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Based on these results, patients would seem to think that weight gain should be the primary end-point, whereas both weight loss and weight change should be secondary to any change in disease symptomatology. Results from a recent paper would support the development of clinical trials aimed solely at weight loss or weight gain." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Support was delivered across four types and levels of support, in a home and community setting. The relationship between support provided, the quality of the support and the changes in the patient's BMI was not consistent. The effectiveness of Chw Support is still debated, although there is evidence of positive outcomes in adults. It is necessary to identify and document the patient and family information and need needs, in order to meet the support needs of the patient with the best chance of success. Implications of Chw Support in the UK NHS. The following issues may be impacting on the impact of the Chw Support programme and the effectiveness of the outcomes for patients with obesity and sleep related problems." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"New therapeutic possibilities arise for improving lung function in patients with a history of smoking cessation, such as: improvement in lung function, reduction in exacerbations, reduction in breathlessness, improvement in quality of life, and prevention in the occurrence of bronchiectasis." - Anonymous Online Contributor
"Chw will help [independently of treatment strategy used to accomplish weight loss] a lot of the time. There are many questions to be answered about the proper duration of chw use and how much daily energy intake is tolerated. Longer duration of chw use is reasonable, with chw use up to 5 days per week with as little as 20% of the daily energy output in fat. If long term compliance is not achieved, additional chw interventions with a diet-based strategy can be effective if adherence is excellent." - Anonymous Online Contributor