Adding Financial Incentives to Online Group-Based Behavioral Weight Control: An RCT.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Internet-delivered behavioral weight control is promising for expanding the reach and availability of weight management, but online programs produce lower weight losses than typically achieved in person. Financial incentives have been shown to increase weight losses. This study examined whether adding financial incentives for self-monitoring and achieving target weight losses increases weight losses attained in a fully online, group-based behavioral weight management program compared with the same program alone.

Study design

This study was an RCT.

Setting/participants

Adults with overweight and obesity (n=418; 91% female; 28% minority) were recruited from 2 clinical centers.

Intervention

The intervention was a 24-session online group-based behavior

SUBMITTER: West DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8510645 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature