Telecoaching Plus a Portion Control Device for Weight Management in the Primary Care Setting

Exclusion Criteria

• •Unstable angina, myocardial infarction, or coronary angioplasty within the past 3 months or an untreated cardiac dysrhythmia
• •A history of a gastric bypass procedure or planned gastric bypass
• •Baseline systolic blood pressure \> 180 or diastolic \> 100
• •Another member of their household already participating in this study
• •Current treatment with another investigational drug for obesity (within 30 days of study entry)
• •Are pregnant or lactating
• •History of anorexia or bulimia
• •Current binge eating disorder as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire eating disorder module (PHQ-ED)
• •Schizophrenia or bipolar disorder or have a PHQ-2 ≥ 337
• •Have been diagnosed with cancer within the past 5 years
• •Are currently participating in a program specifically to lose weight or are on a weight loss medication (last 30 days)