A brief intervention for weight control based on habit-formation theory delivered through primary care: results from a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary care is the 'first port of call' for weight control advice, creating a need for simple, effective interventions that can be delivered without specialist skills. Ten Top Tips (10TT) is a leaflet based on habit-formation theory that could fill this gap. The aim of the current study was to test the hypothesis that 10TT can achieve significantly greater weight loss over 3 months than 'usual care'.

Methods

A two-arm, individually randomised, controlled trial in primary care. Adults with obesity were identified from 14 primary care providers across England. Patients were randomised to either 10TT or 'usual care' and followed up at 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. The primary outcome was weight loss at 3 months, assessed by a health professional blinded to group alloc

SUBMITTER: Beeken RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5300101 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature