A randomized controlled trial to reduce post-cessation weight gain.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Weight gain is a barrier to smoking cessation. Previous interventions targeting weight gain while quitting smoking have largely been unsuccessful. The current study aimed to assess the efficacy of weight stability and weight loss interventions compared to a low-intensity, self-guided bibliotherapy weight management group.

Subjects/methods

A randomized controlled trial with 12-month follow-up from 2018 to 2022 was conducted with participants (N = 305) who reported smoking at least five cigarettes per day for the last year and interest in quitting initially recruited from the Memphis, TN, USA area. Recruitment was expanded nationally with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, 276 completed 12-month follow-up.

Interventions/methods

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SUBMITTER: Pebley K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9958320 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature