Telemedical coaching for weight loss in overweight employees: a three-armed randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We examined the effect of a telemedical coaching (TMC) programme accompanied with or without telemonitoring on weight loss in an occupational healthcare setting with a three-armed randomised controlled trial (NCT01837134 'Pre-results').

Methods

Overweight employees (n=104, body mass index [BMI] ≥25 kg/m²) were invited by their medical corporate department and randomised into either a TMC group (n=34) or in one of the two control groups (C1, n=34; C2, n=36). TMC and C1 were equipped with telemonitoring devices (scales and pedometers) at baseline, and C2 after 6 months. Telemonitoring devices automatically transferred data into a personalised online portal. TMC was coached with weekly care calls in months 3-6 and monthly calls from months 7 to 12. C2 had

SUBMITTER: Kempf K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500103 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature