Effect of interdisciplinary care on weight loss: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of a novel interdisciplinary treatment compared with usual care on weight loss in overweight and obese adult volunteers.

Design

Single blinded controlled trial. Participants randomly assigned to usual care (C, general guideline-based diet and exercise advice), intervention (I, interdisciplinary protocol) or intervention + a healthy food supplement (30 g walnuts/day) (IW).

Setting

Community based study, Illawarra region, south of Sydney, Australia.

Participants

Generally well volunteer adult residents, 25-54 years, body mass index (BMI) 25-40kg/m² were eligible. At baseline 439 were assessed, 377 were randomised, 298 completed the 3-month intensive phase and 178 completed the 12-month follow-up.

Intervention

SUBMITTER: Tapsell LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734361 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature