Teaching Obesity Treatment Options to Adult Learners (TOTAL): A Multi-site RCT

Funder	Veterans Affairs
Recipient Organization	Wm S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hosp
Country	United States
Start Date	May 01, 2022
End Date	Apr 30, 2026
Duration	1,460 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Principal Investigator
Data Source	NIH (US)
Grant ID	`10620174`

Grant Description

Background: Nearly 80% of Veterans meet criteria for overweight (body mass index [BMI] of 25-29.9 kg/m2) or obesity (BMI≥30). VA offers three evidence-based obesity treatments at little to no cost to Veterans: MOVE! (to improve dietary intake and physical activity through behavioral modification); obesity medications; and bariatric

surgery, but all are significantly underutilized: