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Trial reportAmerican journal of preventive medicine2010

Preventing weight gain in young adults: a randomized controlled pilot study.

Jessica Gokee LaRose, Deborah F Tate, Amy A Gorin, Rena R Wing

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in American journal of preventive medicine, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jessica Gokee LaRoseDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Brown Medical School and the Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA. Jessica_Gokee_LaRose@brown.edu
Deborah F Tate
Amy A Gorin
Rena R Wing

Funding

Recruiting and Retaining Young Adults in Behavioral Weight Loss TreatmentK23DK083440 · NIDDK · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI LAROSE, JESSICA GOKEE · 2009 to 2013
$804k
NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK083440NIDDK NIH HHS K23DK083440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextWeight gain in young adults is an important public health problem and few interventions have been successful.

backgroundThis pilot study evaluated the preliminary efficacy of two self-regulation approaches to weight-gain prevention: Small Changes (changes in energy balance of roughly 200 kcal/day) and Large Changes (initial weight loss of 5-10 lbs to buffer against future weight gains).

interventionParticipants were enrolled in 8-week programs teaching Small or Large Changes (SC; LC). Both approaches were presented in a self-regulation framework, emphasizing daily self-weighing.

designRandomized controlled pilot study. SETTING/

participantsYoung adults (N=52) aged 18-35 years (25.6+/-4.7 years, BMI of 26.7+/-2.4 kg/m(2)) were recruited in Providence RI and Chapel Hill NC.

main outcome measuresAdherence to intervention, weight change, and satisfaction/confidence in approach assessed at 0, 8, and 16 weeks. Data were collected in 2008 and analyzed in 2008-2009.

resultsParticipants attended 84% of sessions, and 86.5% and 84.5% of participants completed post-treatment and follow-up assessments, respectively. Participants adhered to their prescriptions. Daily weighing increased markedly in both groups, whereas the eating and exercise changes observed in the SC and LC reflected the specific approach taught. Weight changes were significantly different between groups at 8 weeks (SC= -0.68+/-1.5 kg, LC= -3.2+/-2.5 kg, p<0.001) and 16 weeks (SC= -1.5+/-1.8 kg, LC= -3.5+/-3.1 kg, p=0.006). Participants in both groups reported high levels of satisfaction and confidence in the efficacy of the approach they were taught.

conclusionsBoth Small and Large Change approaches hold promise for weight-gain prevention in young adults; a fully powered trial comparing the long-term efficacy of these approaches is warranted.

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Body WeightWeight GainAdolescentAdultExerciseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleOverweightPatient CompliancePatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsYoung Adult

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PMID20537843
PMCPMC3029025

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