Comparative effectiveness of three doses of weight-loss counseling: two-year findings from the rural LITE trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the effects and costs of three doses of behavioral weight-loss treatment delivered via Cooperative Extension Offices in rural communities.

Methods

Obese adults (N = 612) were randomly assigned to low, moderate, or high doses of behavioral treatment (i.e., 16, 32, or 48 sessions over two years) or to a control condition that received nutrition education without instruction in behavior modification strategies.

Results

Two-year mean reductions in initial body weight were 2.9% (95% Credible Interval = 1.7-4.3), 3.5% (2.0-4.8), 6.7% (5.3-7.9), and 6.8% (5.5-8.1) for the control, low-, moderate-, and high-dose conditions, respectively. The moderate-dose treatment produced weight losses similar to the high-dose condition and significantly larger than th

SUBMITTER: Perri MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4225635 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature