New program aims to get veterans with obesity into treatment

NCT ID NCT05346575

Ongoing Disease control Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a program called TOTAL that uses an educational video and three telemedicine calls to encourage veterans with obesity to start weight loss treatments like the MOVE! program, medications, or surgery. About 440 veterans will take part. The goal is to see if this simple, low-cost approach increases treatment use and leads to weight loss.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: educational video and motivational telemedicine calls
What this could lead to: If it works, this could help more veterans access and benefit from existing weight loss programs like MOVE! and obesity medications.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral intervention study, not a drug trial. Success depends on participants' engagement, and results may not apply to non-veterans.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity Obesity obesity disorder Overweight

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

OBESITY OVERWEIGHT

Contacts and locations

Locations

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA

West Los Angeles, California, 90073-1003, United States
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI

Madison, Wisconsin, 53705-2254, United States

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