A mobile health intervention for weight management among young adults: a pilot randomised controlled trial

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Hebden ◽  
A. Cook ◽  
H. P. van der Ploeg ◽  
L. King ◽  
A. Bauman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomised Controlled

scholarly journals Weight-management interventions in primary care: a pilot randomised controlled trial

2009 ◽  
Vol 59 (562) ◽  
pp. e157-e166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Nanchahal ◽  
Joy Townsend ◽  
Louise Letley ◽  
David Haslam ◽  
Kaye Wellings ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
Randomised Controlled

scholarly journals Acceptability and Feasibility of a 13-Week Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial Testing the Effects of Incremental Doses of Beetroot Juice in Overweight and Obese Older Adults

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 769
Author(s):  
Abrar M Babateen ◽  
Oliver M Shannon ◽  
Gerard M O’Brien ◽  
Edward Okello ◽  
Anmar A Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Beetroot Juice ◽  
Obese Adults ◽  
Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Brain Functions ◽  
Linear Relationships ◽  
Trial Testing ◽  
Pilot Rct ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Nitrate-rich food can increase nitric oxide production and improve vascular and brain functions. This study examines the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) testing the effects of prolonged consumption of different doses of dietary nitrate (NO3-) in the form of beetroot juice (BJ) in overweight and obese older participants. A single-blind, four-arm parallel pilot RCT was conducted in 62 overweight and obese (30.4 ± 4 kg/m2) older participants (mean ± standard deviation (SD), 66 ± 4 years). Participants were randomized to: (1) high-NO3- (HN: 2 × 70 mL BJ/day) (2) medium-NO3- (MN: 70 mL BJ/day), (3) low-NO3- (LN: 70 mL BJ on alternate days) or (4) Placebo (PL: 70 mL of NO3--depleted BJ on alternate days), for 13 weeks. Compliance was checked by a daily log of consumed BJ, NO3- intake, and by measuring NO3- and NO2- concentrations in plasma, saliva, and urine samples. Fifty participants completed the study. Self-reported compliance to the interventions was >90%. There were significant positive linear relationships between NO3- dose and the increase in plasma and urinary NO3- concentration (R2 = 0.71, P < 0.001 and R2 = 0.46 P < 0.001, respectively), but relationships between NO3- dose and changes in salivary NO3- and NO2- were non-linear (R2 = 0.35, P = 0.002 and R2 = 0.23, P = 0.007, respectively). The results confirm the feasibility of prolonged BJ supplementation in older overweight and obese adults.

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