Comparison of range of commercial or primary care led weight reduction programmes with minimal intervention control for weight loss in obesity: lighten Up randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of a range of weight management programmes in terms of weight loss.

Design

Eight arm randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Primary care trust in Birmingham, England.

Participants

740 obese or overweight men and women with a comorbid disorder identified from general practice records.

Interventions

Weight loss programmes of 12 weeks' duration: Weight Watchers; Slimming World; Rosemary Conley; group based, dietetics led programme; general practice one to one counselling; pharmacy led one to one counselling; choice of any of the six programmes. The comparator group was provided with 12 vouchers enabling free entrance to a local leisure (fitness) centre.

Main outcome measures

The primary outcome was weight loss at p

SUBMITTER: Jolly K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3208022 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature