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Trial reportAmerican journal of preventive medicine2016

Technology- and Phone-Based Weight Loss Intervention: Pilot RCT in Women at Elevated Breast Cancer Risk.

Sheri J Hartman, Sandahl H Nelson, Lisa A Cadmus-Bertram, Ruth E Patterson, Barbara A Parker, John P Pierce

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in American journal of preventive medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03491930 (What is the Effect of a Feedback Device on Weight Loss and Metabolic Measurements in Obese People With the Metabolic Syndrome?), which is not on this map. Cited by 48 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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48citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03491930 nawithdrawnnot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

What is the Effect of a Feedback Device on Weight Loss and Metabolic Measurements in Obese People With the Metabolic Syndrome?

TypeinterventionalSponsorRockefeller UniversityRan2018 to 2018Enrolled0ConditionsWeight Loss, Obesity, Pre-Diabetes, Metabolic SyndromeArmsVA MOVE! Coach app, Telephone Coaching, Standard of Care for weight loss.
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sheri J HartmanDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California. Electronic address: sjhartman@ucsd.edu.
Sandahl H NelsonDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
Lisa A Cadmus-BertramDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
Ruth E PattersonDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
Barbara A ParkerDepartment of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
John P PierceDepartment of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
University of California, San Diego · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Physical Activity and neuropsychological outcomes in a cancer populationK07CA181323 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI HARTMAN, SHERI J · 2014 to 2018
$852k
Sedentary Behavior and Breast Cancer: Interventions and BiomarkersK07CA178870 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI CADMUSBERTRAM, LISA ANNE · 2014 to 2017
$547k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA178870NCI NIH HHS K07 CA181323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFor women with an increased breast cancer risk, reducing excess weight and increasing physical activity are believed to be important approaches for reducing their risk. This study tested a weight loss intervention that combined commercially available technology-based self-monitoring tools with individualized phone calls.

designWomen were randomized to a weight loss intervention arm (n=36) or a usual care arm (n=18). SETTING/

participantsParticipants were women with a BMI ≥ 27.5 kg/m

interventionIntervention participants used the MyFitnessPal website and phone app to monitor diet and a Fitbit to monitor physical activity. Participants received 12 standardized coaching calls with trained counselors over 6 months. Usual care participants received the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans at baseline and two brief calls over the 6 months.

main outcome measuresWeight and accelerometer-measured physical activity were assessed at baseline and 6 months. Data were collected in San Diego, CA, from 2012 to 2014 and analyzed in 2015.

resultsParticipants (n=54) had a mean age of 59.5 (SD=5.6) years, BMI of 31.9 (SD=3.5), and a mean Gail Model score of 2.5 (SD=1.4). At 6 months, intervention participants had lost significantly more weight (4.4 kg vs 0.8 kg, p=0.004) and a greater percentage of starting weight (5.3% vs 1.0%, p=0.005) than usual care participants. Across arms, greater increases in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity resulted in greater weight loss (p=0.01).

conclusionsCombining technology-based self-monitoring tools with phone counseling supported weight loss over 6 months in women at increased risk for breast cancer.

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ActigraphyAgedBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsTelemedicineWeight Reduction Programs

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PMID27593420
PMCPMC5502803
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