MOVE!+UP: Testing a Tailored Weight Management Program for Veterans With PTSD

Part of paid clinical trials in Seattle, Washington.

Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Study ID
NCT04563741
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • MOVE!+UP — BEHAVIORAL
    behavioral weight management intervention developed for Veterans with PTSD
  • MOVE! — BEHAVIORAL
    standard VA weight management intervention

Study Details

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is common among Veterans and results in poor psychological functioning, quality of life, and physical health. This includes having disproportionately high rates of obesity, in part due to PTSD symptoms interfering with physical activity and healthy diet. Unfortunately, Veterans with PTSD have poorer weight loss outcomes than those without PTSD in VA's existing weight management program, MOVE!. Based on pilot work, it appears that a weight management program that augments standard PTSD care and targets PTSD-related barriers to weight loss improves weight and PTSD symptoms. Whether it improves these issues more than standard VA care is in need of study, which is the focus of the proposed research. The proposed study also seeks to understand factors that would interfere with and facilitate implementing the program in VA if it is effective. This Veteran-centered, tailored weight loss program may efficiently benefit both physical and mental health of Veterans with PTSD, addressing standard care limitations.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 1, 2020
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Mar 26, 2025
Completion
Mar 26, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
174 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: MOVE!+UP (intervention)
    usual care enhanced with MOVE!+UP (intervention)
  • Active Comparator: MOVE! (control condition)
    usual care enhanced with MOVE! (control condition)

Primary Outcome Measure

Weight (Pounds) Change From Baseline to 6 Months Post-baseline [ Time Frame: baseline and 6 months post-baseline ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WASeattleWashington98108-1532-

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By condition
Obesity / overweightPTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
By specialty
EndocrinologyMetabolic healthWeight lossPsychiatryMental healthBehavioral health
By research site
VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA· Seattle, WA

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