The daily Self-Weighing for Obesity Management in Primary Care Study: Rationale, design and methodology.

ABSTRACT: Background Daily self-weighing (DSW) may be an effective harm-reduction intervention to disrupt continued weight gain. Self-Weighing for Obesity Management in Primary Care (SWOP) is a 24-month randomized controlled trial in 400 adults with obesity (BMI: kg/m² ≥ 30) receiving primary care through a clinical network affiliated with an academic medical center. Objective To test DSW as a potentially scalable way to deter age-related weight gain among primary care patients with obesity. Methods Randomized-controlled trial with two conditions: DSW (instruction to weigh daily and provision of a web-enabled digital scale with graphical weight feedback) or Standard Care (receive a monetary gift card equivalent to value of the scale). Both groups receive standardized weight management edu

SUBMITTER: Dutton GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8429187 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature