Comparison of an alternative schedule of extended care contacts to a self-directed control: a randomized trial of weight loss maintenance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behavioral interventions for obesity produce clinically meaningful weight loss, but weight regain following treatment is common. Extended care programs attenuate weight regain and improve weight loss maintenance. However, less is known about the most effective ways to deliver extended care, including contact schedules.

Methods

We compared the 12-month weight regain of an extended care program utilizing a non-conventional, clustered campaign treatment schedule and a self-directed program among individuals who previously achieved ≥5% weight reductions. Participants (N = 108; mean age = 51.6 years; mean weight = 92.6 kg; 52% African American; 95% female) who achieved ≥5% weight loss during an initial 16-week behavioral obesity treatment were randomized into a 2-arm,

SUBMITTER: Dutton GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5557426 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature