DIAL now protocol: A randomized trial examining the provision of phone coaching to those with sub-optimal early weight loss during an Internet weight management program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While low-intensity Internet-delivered weight loss (IDWL) programs are efficacious, many patients fail to achieve clinically significant weight loss (WL). Given the positive association between 4-week and post-treatment WL, providing a more intensive intervention for those with sub-optimal 4-week WL may improve outcomes for a greater proportion of individuals. This stepped-care approach would minimize cost by reserving more aggressive treatment for those with sub-optimal early WL.

Objective

This randomized trial examines whether the provision of brief or extended phone coaching for those with sub-optimal early WL improves 4- and 12-month WL when compared to no coaching. Secondary aims include examination of cost/kg WL and intervention engagement.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Unick JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7071958 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature