Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2017
Innovative approaches to weight loss in a high-risk population: The small changes and lasting effects (SCALE) trial.
Trial report in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03609463 (Promoting Weight Loss and Stress Reduction in Overweight and Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Promoting Weight Loss and Stress Reduction in Overweight and Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: a Feasibility Study of a Combination of a Small Change and Well-Being Intervention
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can positive psychological interventions improve health behaviors? A systematic review of the literature.Preventive medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Preventing "tipping points" in high comorbidity patients: A lifeline from health coaches - rationale, design and methods.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Reducing Obesity Using Social Ties (ROBUST): Protocol for a randomized control trial of a social network lifestyle intervention.PloS one · 2025Article
- Understanding family functioning in mothers and daughters with obesity.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2024Article
- Positive Psychology Interventions in Medical Populations: Critical Issues in Intervention Development, Testing, and Implementation.Affective science · 2023Review
- New research directions on disparities in obesity and type 2 diabetes.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2020Article
- "I don't want to look sick skinny": Perceptions of Body Image and Weight Loss in Hispanics Living with HIV in South Texas.Journal of health disparities research and practice · 2018Article
- Promoting Healthier Home Food Environments Through 2-1-1: A Pilot and Feasibility Study.Family & community healthArticle
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of a small change behavioral weight loss intervention with or without a positive affect/self-affirmation (PA/SA) component on weight loss at 12 months.
methodsBlack and Hispanic adults (N = 405) with body mass index 25-50 kg/m
resultsThere was no difference in weight loss at 12 months between participants in the small change approach alone (1.1%) versus the small change PA/SA intervention (1.2%). During treatment, 9% of participants lost at least 7% of their initial body weight. Participants who reported more interval life events had a lower likelihood of losing weight (P < 0.0001). However, those randomized to the small change PA/SA intervention gained less weight (+0.3% vs. 2.3% gain; P < 0.0001).
conclusionsThe small change PA/SA intervention did not lead to a significant difference in weight loss in comparison to the small change approach alone. It did, however, decrease the negative impact of psychosocial stressors on weight gain among participants with more interval life events.
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