Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2014
A randomized controlled trial comparing scalable weight loss treatments in primary care.
Trial report in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01558297 (Internet Treatment for Weight Loss in Primary Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 31 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Internet Treatment for Weight Loss in Primary Care
Who cites it
31 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digital Mental Health Interventions in Obesity Management: A Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Recommendations.Current obesity reports · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic mapping review of individual participant factors related to eating disorder risk collected in behavioural weight management trials.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Pooled it
- Is binge eating associated with poor weight loss outcomes in people with a high body weight? A systematic review with meta-analyses.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Pooled it
- Eating disorder risk during behavioral weight management in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023Pooled it
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- The impact of adult behavioural weight management interventions on mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- Motivational interviewing in eHealth and telehealth interventions for weight loss: A systematic review.Preventive medicine · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of motivational interviewing for weight loss among adults in primary care.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2015Pooled it
- Motivation, accountability, and outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of internet weight-loss programs in primary care.Journal of health psychology · 2025Trial
- 12 Months later: Motivational interviewing plus nutrition psychoeducation for weight loss in primary care.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Trial
- Getting a head start: identifying pretreatment correlates associated with early weight loss for individuals participating in weight loss treatment.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Mobile Delivery of the Diabetes Prevention Program in People With Prediabetes: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of Web-based weight-loss intervention with human support for male workers under 40.Journal of occupational health · 2019Trial
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- Digital Health in Obesity Care: Current Evidence, Challenges, and Future Directions.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Unpacking weight management interventions measuring eating disorder risk in adults: coding of components of interventions in a systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
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- Characterizing fear of weight gain and sensitivity to weight gain in individuals seeking weight loss treatment.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Disordered Eating Among Individuals with Excess Weight: a Review of Recent Research.Current obesity reports · 2019Review
- Binge eating symptoms prevalence and relationship with psychosocial factors among female undergraduate students at Palestine Polytechnic University: a cross-sectional study.Journal of eating disorders · 2019Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivePrimary-care (PC) settings may be an opportune place to deliver obesity interventions. Scalable interventions utilizing motivational interviewing (MI), supported by Internet resources, may overcome obstacles to effective obesity treatment dissemination. This study was a randomized controlled trial testing two Web-supported interventions, motivational interviewing (MIC) and nutrition psychoeducation (NPC), an attention-control intervention, in comparison with usual care (UC).
methodsEighty-nine overweight/obese patients, with and without binge eating disorder (BED), were randomly assigned to MIC, NPC, or UC for 3 months in PC. Patients were assessed independently at post-treatment and at 3-month follow-up.
resultsWeight, triglyceride levels, and depression scores decreased significantly in NPC when compared to UC but not MIC; UC and MIC did not differ significantly. Weight loss results maintained at 3-month follow-up: approximately 25% MIC and NPC patients achieved at least 5% weight loss which did not differ by BED status. Fidelity ratings were high and treatment adherence was associated with weight loss.
conclusionsThis is the first randomized controlled trial in PC testing MI for weight loss to include an attention-control intervention (NPC). NPC, but not MIC, showed a consistent pattern of superior benefits relative to UC. BED status was not associated, but treatment adherence was associated, with weight loss outcomes.
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