Trial reportPreventive medicine2009
A comparison of maintenance-tailored therapy (MTT) and standard behavior therapy (SBT) for the treatment of obesity.
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- Week-to-week predictors of weight loss and regain.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2019Article
- Factors associated with early non-response within an Internet-based behavioural weight loss program.Obesity science & practice · 2019Article
- Rationale and design for a pragmatic effectiveness-implementation trial of online behavioral obesity treatment in primary care.Contemporary clinical trials · 2019Article
- Byte by Bite: Use of a mobile Bite Counter and weekly behavioral challenges to promote weight loss.Smart health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2017Article
- African Americans in Standard Behavioral Treatment for Obesity, 2001-2015: What Have We Learned?Western journal of nursing research · 2017Review
- Identifying the mechanisms through which behavioral weight-loss treatment improves food decision-making in obesity.Appetite · 2017Article
- Evaluation of a multiprofessional, nonsurgical obesity treatment program: which parameters indicated life style changes and weight loss?Journal of eating disorders · 2017Article
- Greater Healthful Dietary Variety Is Associated with Greater 2-Year Changes in Weight and Adiposity in the Preventing Overweight Using Novel Dietary Strategies (POUNDS Lost) Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate a maintenance-tailored therapy (MTT) compared to standard behavior therapy (SBT) for treatment of obesity.
main outcome measurechange in body weight.
methodA non-blinded, randomized trial comparing effectiveness of MTT and SBT in facilitating sustained weight loss over 18 months; 213 adult volunteers> or =18 years participated. SBT had fixed behavioral goals, MTT goals varied over time. Study conducted at the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, January 2005 through September 2007.
resultsMean (SD) weight losses at 6, 12, and 18 months were 5.7 (5.0) kg, 8.2 (8.6) kg and 8.3 (8.9) kg for MTT and 7.4 (3.9) kg, 10.7 (8.2) kg and 9.3 (8.8) kg for SBT. Total weight loss did not differ by group at 18 months, but the time pattern differed significantly (p<0.001). The SBT group lost more weight in the first 6 months. Both groups lost similar amounts between 6 and 12 months; MTT had stable weight between 12 and 18 months, while SBT experienced significant weight gain.
conclusionsThe MTT approach produced sustained weight loss for an unusually long period of time and not achieved in previous trials of behavioral treatment for weight loss. The MTT approach, therefore, deserves further study.
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