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Item Recruitment, Retention and Compliance in Randomized, Phase III Clinical Trials Involving Obese Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Respect to Weight Loss.(2012-12-01) Mithani, Moez S.; Robert WordingerHuman research and clinical trials face many obstacles that prevent or hinder efficient and reliable data and results from being collected, analyzed, and reported. This is especially true in clinical trials involving type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study is to understand issues relating to the recruitment, retention, and compliance of Type 2 diabetic subjects in phase III clinical trials. The data used in this study was collected from a parent study already conducted at the investigator site. The results indicate that issues with recruitment are attributed primarily to the inclusion/exclusion criteria, especially HbA1c values and changes in medication usage. Decreases in retention were primarily due to a lack of involvement in the control group on part of the subject and the coordinator and also due to a lack of significant results in a timely manner. Issues with compliance were found to be due to a lack of discipline on the part of the subject to make lifestyle adjustments and a lack of time in the daily schedule to add an exercise program and employ healthy dieting regimen.Item The Prevalence of Behaviors Used to Make & Maintain Weight Among Male Horse Jockeys(2001-05-01) Dodson, Martha A.; Gonzalez, AdelaObjective: Determine the prevalence of weight loss behaviors used by male jockeys to make and maintain weight. Design: An original survey instrument was developed. The pilot study was distributed in a random, anonymous manner. Setting: Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie, Texas and Sunland Park, Sunland Park, New Mexico in December 2000 and January 2001 meetings respectively. Subjects: Twenty-nine male jockeys with a mean age of 34 years and mean racing career of 14 years. Mean weight was 116 pounds, mean height was 66 inches and mean body mass index was 19.6 kg/m2. Twelve jockeys were from Lone Star Park and 17 were from Sunland Park. No female jockeys participated. Results: SPSS Version 10.0 was used for data analysis. The prevalence of current usage of methods to make and maintain weight among the jockeys was 62%. The hot box was used by 85%, diuretics and semi-starvation were each used by 60%, excessive exercise 45% and flipping by 15%. The average number of methods used was 3. The hot box was the primary method used. Two of 20 jockeys felt they had an eating disorder. Conclusion: The prevalence of disordered eating behaviors among male horse jockeys is greater than that for the general male population. Their low mean body mass index may reflect a malnourished state. Pathological eating behaviors can result in a myriad of clinical abnormalities that can be deleterious to a jockey’s health and athletic performance. A national study of jockeys’ methods to make and maintain weight is recommended. Key Words: Eating disorder – disordered eating – weight-loss – athlete – jockey