STUDY OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effectiveness in weight reduction of  Dermathol Diet Patch in a sustained, controlled release patch formula, in subjects having exogenous obesity.DOSAGE:
One patch daily

STUDY OUTLINE:
To determine the average amount of body weight loss over a sixty day period for both men and women who were highly motivated and who agreed to follow a well balanced diet while wearing one patch per day. The subjects were evaluated for effectiveness at one week intervals for the first thirty days, and then at ten day intervals for the next thirty days.SELECTION CRITERIA:
100 male and female subjects between the ages of 19 - 67 years of age, whose body weight was between 17 - 163 pounds in excess of normal as determined from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. body weight charts, were admitted to the study.

STUDY VARIABLES:
Primary - body weight was recorded by the investigator and evaluated the first and last “weight in” for each participant in the program.Secondary - Each participant recorded their own progress on the  instruction sheets that accompanied the proposed balanced diet.

STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY:
All participants had attested to trying many and varied diets and weight loss programs over a period of one or more years. Approximately 25% expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of a “patch” to lose weight.STUDY FINDINGS:

SAFETY:
Side effects experienced by only 2 persons consisted of mild skin irritation when wearing the patch on the inside of the upper arm.The same subjects did not repeat this side effect after alternating the placement of the patch. No other side effects were reported.

CONCLUSIONS:
This efficacy of the Dermathol- Diet Patch was 100%. All participants lost weight while wearing the patch for the full 60 days. Those with the least amount of body weight loss continued to wear the patch to maintain their desired body weight. The most significant weight loss was 71 pounds by one highly motivated individual who followed the “letter of the plan”, ate properly, consumed 8, 8-ounce glasses of water per day, walked daily and participated in a structured and supervised exercise program.