Table 1Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for the PROPEL Trial

Inclusion criteria
  • Age 20.0-75.0 y
  • BMI 30.0-50.0
  • Able to provide written informed consenta
  • Willing to change diet, physical activity, and weightb
  • Patient of a participating clinic
  • Able to participate in scheduled sessions
Exclusion criteria
  • Currently participating in a weight loss program
  • Current use of weight loss medication or recent weight loss (>10 lb in last 6 mo)
  • Plans to move from the area within 2 y
  • Given birth within the past year, is currently pregnant, or plans to become pregnant within 2 y
  • Past bariatric surgery or plans for bariatric surgery within 2 y
  • Current major depression
  • History of suicidal behavior or diagnosed eating disorder (bulimia, anorexia nervosa)
  • Hospitalization for mental disorder or substance abuse in the previous year
  • Active cancer (except prostate, skin, and thyroid if approved by physician)
  • Serious arrhythmias or cardiomyopathy
  • Severe congestive heart failure
  • Stroke or heart attack in previous 6 mo
  • Chronic inflammatory conditions, including but not limited to severe arthritis, lupus, or inflammatory bowel disease (ie, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis)
  • Disease that is life threatening or that can interfere with or be aggravated by exercise or weight loss
  • Discretion of PCP or PIc

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; PCP, primary care provider; PI, principal investigator; PROPEL, PROmoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary CarE in Louisiana.

aPartly operationalized as inability to read the 2 test words (flu and pill) on the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine–Short Form (REALM-SF) health literacy assessment (n = 6).

bDetermined by self-report to the question: “Are you willing to change your diet and physical activity?”

cAn example of exclusion by the PI (n = 1) was verbal abuse of study staff by the patient. Examples of discretion of the PCP (n = 9) included denying patients' medical clearance for reasons including degenerative activity-limiting arthritis, recent major depression diagnosis, or uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension.

From: Testing a Health Coaching Program to Help Patients with Obesity Lose Weight—The PROPEL Study

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