SynthesisJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2017
Weight Loss Interventions in Older Adults with Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials Since 2005.
Synthesis in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06933823 (Dietary Modification Intervention Involving Family Support), which is not on this map. Cited by 89 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Dietary Modification Intervention Involving Family Support (FamNUTRI) for Managing Sarcopenic Obesity Among Community-dwelling Older Adults: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
89 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- EffectS of Lifestyle Interventions in Older PEople With Obesity (Effective SLOPE): a Systematic Review With Network Meta-Analyses.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Combined diet and physical activity effects on health-related outcomes in people with overweight or obesity: an overview of systematic reviews.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of antiobesity medications for weight reduction in older adults: a systematic review.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Pooled it
- Weight Loss in Short-Term Interventions for Physical Activity and Nutrition Among Adults With Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Preventing chronic disease · 2024Pooled it
- Evidence-Based Dietary Practices to Improve Osteoarthritis Symptoms: An Umbrella Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Individualized interventions and precision health: Lessons learned from a systematic review and implications for analytics-driven geriatric research.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on patients with sarcopenic obesity: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of physical activity and quality of life and well-being.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Ambulatory Telemedicine Care in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2019Pooled it
- Weighted vest use or resistance exercise to offset muscle loss in older adults: secondary findings from the INVEST in bone health RCT.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Trial
- Delivery of a telehealth supported home exercise program with dietary advice to increase plant-based protein intake in people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a 12-week randomised controlled feasibility trial.The British journal of nutrition · 2024Trial
- Application of the DJournal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Trial
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- Effectiveness of a Two-Year Multicomponent Intervention for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Older People.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Effect of progressive resistance training with weight loss compared with weight loss alone on the fatty liver index in older adults with type 2 diabetes: secondary analysis of a 12-month randomized controlled trial.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2022Trial
- Use of Metabolomic Profiling to Understand Variability in Adiposity Changes Following an Intentional Weight Loss Intervention in Older Adults.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- Effect of an Energy-Restricted, Nutritionally Complete, Higher Protein Meal Plan on Body Composition and Mobility in Older Adults With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2019Trial
- Effect of Exercise Modality During Weight Loss on Bone Health in Older Adults With Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease or Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2018Trial
- Long-Term Weight Loss Effects of a Behavioral Weight Management Program: Does the Community Food Environment Matter?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Trial
- Aerobic or Resistance Exercise, or Both, in Dieting Obese Older Adults.The New England journal of medicine · 2017Trial
29 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify geriatric obesity interventions that can guide clinical recommendations.
designSystematic review using Medline (PubMed), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, CINAHL, EMBASE (Ovid), and PsycINFO (Proquest) from January 1, 2005, to October 12, 2015, to identify English-language randomized controlled trials.
participantsIndividuals aged 60 and older (mean age ≥65) and classified as having obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m
interventionsBehavioral weight loss interventions not involving pharmacological or procedural therapies lasting 6 months or longer. MEASUREMENTS: Two investigators performed the systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses criteria and achieved a high concordance rate (97.3%) in summarizing the primary outcomes. The three primary outcomes were weight loss, physical performance, and quality of life.
resultsOf 5,741 citations, 19 were included. (Six studies were unique, and the remaining 13 were based on the same study population.) Duration ranged from 6 to 18 months (n = 405 participants, age range 66.7-71.1). Weight loss in the intervention groups ranged from 0.5 to 10.7 kg (0.1-9.3%). Five studies had a resistance exercise program accompanying a dietary component. Greater weight loss was observed in groups with a dietary component than those with exercise alone. Exercise alone led to better physical function but no significant weight loss. Combined dietary and exercise components led to the greatest improvement in physical performance measures and quality of life and mitigated reductions in muscle and bone mass observed in diet-only study arms. Heterogeneous outcomes were observed, which limited the ability to synthesize the data quantitatively.
conclusionsThe evidence supporting geriatric obesity interventions to improve physical function and quality of life is of low to moderate quality. Well-designed trials are needed in this population.
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