scholarly journals Comparison of range of commercial or primary care led weight reduction programmes with minimal intervention control for weight loss in obesity: Lighten Up randomised controlled trial

BMJ ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 343 (nov07 2) ◽  
pp. d7243-d7243
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Weight Reduction ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Minimal Intervention ◽  
Randomised Controlled

scholarly journals Telemedical coaching for weight loss in overweight employees: a three-armed randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. e022242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerstin Kempf ◽  
Martin Röhling ◽  
Stephan Martin ◽  
Michael Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Weight Reduction ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Eating Behaviour ◽  
Healthcare Setting ◽  
Intention To Treat ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Randomised Controlled

ObjectivesWe examined the effect of a telemedical coaching (TMC) programme accompanied with or without telemonitoring on weight loss in an occupational healthcare setting with a three-armed randomised controlled trial (NCT01837134’Pre-results').MethodsOverweight employees (n=104, body mass index [BMI] ≥25 kg/m2) were invited by their medical corporate department and randomised into either a TMC group (n=34) or in one of the two control groups (C1, n=34; C2, n=36). TMC and C1 were equipped with telemonitoring devices (scales and pedometers) at baseline, and C2 after 6 months. Telemonitoring devices automatically transferred data into a personalised online portal. TMC was coached with weekly care calls in months 3–6 and monthly calls from months 7 to 12. C2 had a short coaching phase in months 6–9. C1 received no further support. After the 12-month intervention phase, participants could take advantage of further company health promotion offers. Follow-up data were determined after 12 months of intervention and per-protocol (PP) and intention-to-treat (ITT) analyses were performed. Weight change was followed up after 36 months. Estimated treatment difference (ETD) was calculated for weight reduction.ResultsETD from TMC to C1 (−3.6 kg 95% CI −7.40 to −0.1, p=0.047) and to C2 (−4.2 kg [−7.90 to −0.5], p=0.026) was significantly different at the 12 months follow-up in the PP-analysis, but lost significance in the ITT analysis. All groups reduced weight after 12 months (−3.3 to −8.4 kg [5.5–10.3 kg], all p<0.01) and sustained it during the 36 months follow-up (−4.8 to −7.8 kg [5.6–12.8 kg], all p<0.01). ETD analyses revealed no difference between all groups neither in the PP nor in the ITT analysis at the 3 years follow-up. All groups reduced BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and improved eating behaviour in the PP or ITT analyses.ConclusionsTMC and/or telemonitoring support long-term weight reduction in overweight employees. The combination of both interventions points towards an additional effect.Trial registration numberNCT01837134.

scholarly journals Testing the short‐term effectiveness of primary care referral to online weight loss programmes: A randomised controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Noreik ◽  
Claire D. Madigan ◽  
Nerys M. Astbury ◽  
Rhiannon M. Edwards ◽  
Ushma Galal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Randomised Controlled
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