Lockdowns made it harder to lose weight, study of 4,789 people shows
NCT ID NCT04409197
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how COVID-19 lockdowns changed weight, sleep, and behavior in nearly 4,800 adults already in a weight-loss program in France. Researchers wanted to see if stress, less exercise, and changes in eating habits during confinement slowed weight loss. The study is now complete and helps us understand how major life disruptions can affect health goals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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4,789 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2020
- Finished
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Jul 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Subjects will be recruited from patients enrolled in a Nutritional Psycho-Behavioural Re-education (RNPC) programme in one of the RNPC centres in France.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * BMI \> 25 kg/m² and/or waist circumference \> 80 cm in women and 94 cm in men * Persons registered in the RNPC program * Be legally able to give consent after adequate information and submission of the information note * Person affiliated to social security Exclusion Criteria: * Being unable to understand, follow objectives and methods due to cognition or language problems Subjects listed in articles L1121-5 à L1121-8: Pregnant women, feeding and parturient; subject under administrative or judicial control, persons who are protected under the act.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Grenoble Alpes
Grenoble, France
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