Telehealth acceptance and commitment therapy for weight loss: Protocol of the WeLNES full scale randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Behavioral interventions delivered via one-on-one telephone coaching (hereafter referred to as telehealth) for weight loss have had great population-level reach but to date limited efficacy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has promise to improve behavioral weight loss treatment efficacy by addressing the fundamental challenges of weight loss and maintenance: overeating in response to internal (e.g., stress) and external (e.g., high calorie foods) cues. Here we describe the Weight Loss, Nutrition, and Exercise Study (WeLNES) randomized controlled trial that is testing the efficacy of an ACT-based telehealth coaching intervention for weight loss in comparison to a Standard Behavioral Therapy (SBT)-based telehealth coaching intervention. A total of 398 adults with overweight or obesit

SUBMITTER: Bricker JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9998365 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature