Design of Project STAR: A randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of an adaptive intervention on long-term weight-loss maintenance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Without provision of additional intervention, most individuals regain weight after the end of weight-loss programs. Extended-care programs have been demonstrated to improve long-term weight-loss maintenance, but effects are modest.

Methods

We proposed to evaluate whether delivering extended-care telephone sessions on an ADAPTIVE (provided when individuals are deemed to be at high-risk for weight regain) versus STATIC (the once-per-month schedule typically used in extended-care programs) schedule improves weight regain after initial weight loss. Adults with obesity were initially recruited for a 16-week lifestyle weight-loss program, and those who lost ≥5 % of their initial weight were eligible for enrollment in the Project STAR maintenance trial.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Ross KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11566105 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature