The ORBIT weight loss study is looking at whether there is an association between a person’s sleep habits and their success in a weight loss program.  Adults between the ages of 25 and 55 who are overweight or obese may be eligible to participate in this new weight loss research study.

There are 3 parts to this study. In the first part, participants will complete a 1-week eligibility period and complete questionnaires and measures of their eating, activity, and sleep.  Information from this 1-week assessment will be used to determine eligibility for continued participation in the second phase of the study. In the second phase, the focus is on sleep patterns.  Participants will be randomly assigned (like the flip of a coin) to either make immediate changes to their sleep, to make gradual changes to their sleep, or to make no changes to their sleep for a 4-week period. Sleep will be measured throughout the 4 weeks and a sleep specialist will help you make the changes in your sleep. In the third part of the study, eligible participants will be provided with a 12-week group behavioral weight loss program. We will be help you make healthy changes to your eating and physical activity patterns to help you lose weight and keep it off. All visits will be held at the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center in Providence RI.

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Call the Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center at 401-793-8962 to see if you qualify for this program.