Trial reportJournal of obesity2015
Frequent Self-Weighing and Visual Feedback for Weight Loss in Overweight Adults.
Trial report in Journal of obesity, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of inequalities in the uptake of, adherence to, and effectiveness of behavioral weight management interventions in adults.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022Pooled it
- Pooled it
- How Accurate are Recalls of Self-Weighing Frequency? Data from a 24-Month Randomized Trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2018Trial
- Three-Year Follow-Up of Participants from a Self-Weighing Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of obesity · 2017Trial
- Patterns of self-weighing behavior and weight change in a weight loss trial.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2016Trial
- Theoretical and Behavioral Mediators of a Weight Loss Intervention for Men.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2016Trial
- Predicting and comparing the long-term impact of lifestyle interventions on individuals with eating disorders in active population: a machine learning evaluation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Regular weighing to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: a study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2022Article
- Review
- The daily Self-Weighing for Obesity Management in Primary Care Study: Rationale, design and methodology.Contemporary clinical trials · 2021Article
- Minority and low-income patients are less likely to have a scale for self-weighing in their home: A survey in primary care.Clinical obesity · 2020Article
- Analysing self-regulatory behaviours in response to daily weighing: a think-aloud study with follow-up interviews.Psychology & health · 2020Article
- Article
- Eating pathology and psychological outcomes in young adults in self-regulation interventions using daily self-weighing.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2019Article
- Changes in the Perceptions of Self-weighing Across Time in a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2018Article
- Testing the Feasibility and Usability of a Novel Smartphone-Based Self-Management Support System for Dialysis Patients: A Pilot Study.JMIR research protocols · 2017Article
- Frequency of self-weighing and weight loss outcomes within a brief lifestyle intervention targeting emerging adults.Obesity science & practice · 2016Article
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Abstract
Evidence has suggested that self-weighing may be beneficial for weight control in adults, but few studies have independently assessed the contribution of this behavior to weight loss. This study experimentally tested daily self-weighing and visual feedback (the Caloric Titration Method (CTM)) as a weight loss and weight loss maintenance intervention over 2 years. 162 overweight individuals were randomized to the CTM intervention or delayed treatment control group. In year 1, weight change was compared between groups, and in year 2, the control group started using the CTM while the intervention group continued using the CTM for maintenance. A significant difference in weight loss over the first year (CTM n = 70; 2.6 ± 5.9 kg versus control n = 65; 0.5 ± 4.4 kg, p = 0.019) was qualified by a group × gender × time interaction (p = 0.002) such that men lost more weight using the CTM. In year 2, the CTM group maintained their weight and the control group lost an amount similar to the intervention group in year 1. Daily self-weighing and visual feedback facilitated a minimal amount of weight loss and maintenance of this loss. Future research investigating characteristics of those who benefit from this type of self-directed intervention is warranted.
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