Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2015
The Tracking Study: description of a randomized controlled trial of variations on weight tracking frequency in a behavioral weight loss program.
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- Is self-weighing an effective tool for weight loss: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Pooled it
- How Accurate are Recalls of Self-Weighing Frequency? Data from a 24-Month Randomized Trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2018Trial
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- Patterns of self-weighing behavior and weight change in a weight loss trial.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2016Trial
- Randomized trial of a phone- and web-based weight loss program for women at elevated breast cancer risk: the HELP study.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2016Trial
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- Life Events, Physical Activity, and Weight Loss Maintenance: Decomposing Mediating and Moderating Effects of Health Behavior.Journal of physical activity & health · 2019Article
- A Smartphone Application for Personal Assessments of Body Composition and Phenotyping.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016Article
- Self-weighing behavior in individuals with eating disorders.The International journal of eating disorders · 2016Article
- Characterizing Self-Monitoring Behavior and Its Association With Physical Activity and Weight Loss Maintenance.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundObservational evidence from behavioral weight control trials and community studies suggests that greater frequency of weighing oneself, or tracking weight, is associated with better weight outcomes. Conversely, it has also been suggested that frequent weight tracking may have a negative impact on mental health and outcomes during weight loss, but there are minimal experimental data that address this concern in the context of an active weight loss program. To achieve the long-term goal of strengthening behavioral weight loss programs, the purpose of this randomized controlled trial (the Tracking Study) is to test variations on frequency of self-weighing during a behavioral weight loss program, and to examine psychosocial and mental health correlates of weight tracking and weight loss outcomes. This paper describes the study design, intervention features, recruitment, and baseline characteristics of participants enrolled in the Tracking Study. METHODS/
designThree hundred thirty-nine overweight and obese adults were recruited and randomized to one of three variations on weight tracking frequency during a 12-month weight loss program with a 12-month follow-up: daily weight tracking, weekly weight tracking, or no weight tracking. The primary outcome is weight in kilograms at 24 months. The weight loss program integrates each weight tracking instruction with standard behavioral weight loss techniques (goal setting, self-monitoring, stimulus control, dietary and physical activity enhancements, lifestyle modifications); participants in weight tracking conditions were provided with wireless Internet technology (wi-fi-enabled digital scales and touchscreen personal devices) to facilitate weight tracking during the study.
conclusionThis study was successful in recruiting adult male and female participants and is positioned to enhance the standard of care with regard to weight tracking recommendations.
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