Lifestyle Intervention in Morbidly Obese Patients
Lifestyle Intervention in Morbidly Obese Patients
The long term effects of organized lifestyle intervention on weight loss, physical fitness
 and quality of life in morbidly obese patients have not been extensively studied. The
 objective of this study is to investigate whether an intensive lifestyle intervention program
 in a tertiary care clinic (Spesialsykehuset for Rehabilitating) is superior to lifestyle
 intervention in a primary care setting with respect to long term (4-years) changes in weight
 loss, physical fitness and quality of life
Due to limited recruitment from GP, the study design has been changed into an observational
 long term study following the participants in the intensive lifestyle intervention group
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Morbidly obese patients not planned for bariatric surgery

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Participation in other weight loss programs during the last 12 mths

 -  Serious psychiatric conditions