scholarly journals The WORD: Outcomes of a Behavioral Weight Loss Maintenance Effectiveness Trial in Rural Black Adults of Faith

Obesity ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 510-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen H. Kim Yeary ◽  
Carol E. Cornell ◽  
Page C. Moore ◽  
C. Heath Gauss ◽  
T. Elaine Prewitt ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Loss Maintenance ◽  
Effectiveness Trial ◽  
Behavioral Weight Loss ◽  
Black Adults

scholarly journals Feasibility of a virtual reality-based approach to improve behavioral weight management outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Phelan ◽  
Sapna Peruvemba ◽  
David Levinson ◽  
Noah Stulberg ◽  
Aidan Lacy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Weight Loss Maintenance ◽  
Habit Strength ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Behavioral Weight Loss ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Weight Control Behaviors

Abstract Background Behavioral weight loss interventions promote clinically significant weight loss over 12 months, but weight regain remains problematic and a substantial proportion of participants do not achieve long-term weight loss maintenance. Novel methods are needed that instill habit strength for sustaining weight control behaviors long term. Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to provide opportunities within behavioral treatment for patients to practice desired weight control behaviors in the frequency and magnitude necessary to build durable habits. A pilot randomized trial was done to test the feasibility integrating virtual reality (VR) into standard behavioral weight loss treatment. Methods Participants were 15 adults (43 years; 46.7% Hispanic), with overweight or obesity who were randomly assigned to a 4-week Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Non-Weight-Related VR app (i.e., Control Group) or Standard Behavioral Weight Loss plus Weight-Related VR app (i.e., Intervention Group). The Intervention’s VR tool was designed to enable practice of behavioral skills taught in weekly group meetings, including managing social and home environmental cues for eating and activity. Results Participants were recruited over 3 months, and retention at the final assessment visit was high (86.6%). The VR footage and resulting app were rated as highly realistic (6.7 on a 10-point scale), and the VR program overall was rated as highly satisfactory (3.6 on a 4-point scale). Adverse effects of eye strain and motion sickness were minimal (~ 2 on a 7-point scale). As expected, the intervention and control groups both lost weight and unadjusted means (SD) averaged 3.4% (2.7) and 2.3% (3.6), respectively, over the 4 weeks. Overall, participants reported preferring a VR approach above traditional weight loss programs (rating of 5 on a 7-point scale). Conclusions Future research is needed to develop and test the feasibility of using VR for other weight control skills with a larger sample size and longer evaluation period to determine if VR can improve standard behavioral weight loss outcomes by intensifying practice opportunities and building habit strength for weight loss maintenance. Trial registration NCT04534088; date of registration: 09/01/2020, retrospectively registered.

Behavioral Mediators of Long-Term Weight Loss Maintenance

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Coughlin ◽  
C. M. Gullion ◽  
P. J. Brantley ◽  
V. J. Stevens ◽  
A. Bauck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Weight Loss Maintenance

2028-P: Adding Exercise to Liraglutide Treatment in Weight Loss Maintenance Abolishes the Increase in Heart Rate Seen with Liraglutide Alone: The S-LITE Randomized Trial

Diabetes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 2028-P
Author(s):  
JULIE R. LUNDGREN ◽  
ELSE MARIE BLADBJERG ◽  
CHARLOTTE JANUS ◽  
LASSE GLIEMANN ◽  
LISA M. OLSEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Weight Loss Maintenance
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