Testing a self-directed lifestyle intervention among veterans: The D-ELITE pragmatic clinical trial.

ABSTRACT: Nearly half of Veterans have obesity, fueling chronic diseases. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers an evidence-based behavioral weight management intervention called MOVE!, mostly delivered through in-person group sessions. Few eligible Veterans participate due to factors like distance and preferences, mirroring barriers in the general population. Practical alternatives to standard in-person programs are needed to improve access and engagement. A self-directed lifestyle intervention called D-ELITE-delivered through pre-recorded videos by DVD or online streaming-previously efficacious in a general primary care population, may provide such an alternative. This pragmatic clinical trial will evaluate whether D-ELITE improves weight and general health status among Veterans with obes

SUBMITTER: Hoerster KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7253950 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature