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Can a lifestyle clinic help people with obesity? large trial launches

NCT ID NCT06989281

Disease control Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests a 12-month lifestyle medicine program for 1000 adults with obesity and related conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure. Participants get regular visits with a dietitian and a doctor, plus optional behavioral health support. The goal is to see if the program helps with weight loss and improves overall health.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
lifestyle medicine program (dietitian and physician visits, behavioral counseling)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that a structured lifestyle medicine clinic helps people with obesity manage their weight and improve related health conditions.
What could go wrong
This is a quality improvement project, not a formal clinical trial, so results may be less rigorous. The program is intensive and may not work for everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 1,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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.

Ages

18 to 89 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Current patient of the UAB Family \& Community Medicine Clinic or UAB Rheumatology Clinic * BMI: greater than or equal to 25 kg/m2 * Previous diagnosis of at least one of the following conditions: * prediabetes or type 2 diabetes * prehypertension or hypertension * dyslipidemia * psoriatic arthritis Exclusion Criteria: * Not a current patient of the UAB Family \& Community Medicine Clinic or UAB Rheumatology Clinic

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hypertensive disorder inherited lipid metabolism disorder Obesity obesity disorder prediabetes syndrome psoriatic arthritis type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Obesity and obesity-related medical conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

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