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Behavioral weight-loss treatment plus motivational interviewing versus attention control: lessons learned from a randomized controlled trial.
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The trial behind it
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Adding Motivational Interviewing to a Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment for Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Motivational to Weight Loss Version 1 (MWL v.1): Protocol for a Feasibility Single-arm, Open-label Clinical Trial of a Motivational Interviewing, Stages and Processes of Change-based Intervention for Weight Loss in Adults
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of Interventions to Promote Exercise Adherence in People With Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review.Journal of obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Eating disorder risk during behavioral weight management in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023Pooled it
- Unpacking weight management interventions measuring eating disorder risk in adults: coding of components of interventions in a systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Adherence to Behavioral Weight Management: A Scoping Review of Definitions, Measurement, and Components.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Article
- The impact of weight loss interventions on disordered eating symptoms in people with overweight and obesity: a systematic review & meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Motivational interviewing as a tool for promoting self-care and prenatal care utilization in adolescent mothers: Evidence from a quasi-experimental study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Survey of knowledge for diagnosing and managing prediabetes in Latin-America: cross-sectional study.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2019Article
- Predictors of Weight Change: Findings From an Employee Wellness Program.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2019Article
- Group Motivation-Focused Interventions for Patients With Obesity and Binge Eating Disorder.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundStudies evaluating the benefit of adding motivational interviewing (MI) to behavioral weight-loss programs (BWLPs) have yielded mixed findings.
methodsThe aims of this randomized controlled trial were to: (1) assess the efficacy of adding MI to a BWLP on weight loss and adherence among 135 individuals with overweight and obesity (77.8% female; mean BMI = 33.6 kg/m
resultsParticipants, who were randomized to receive two MI sessions or two attention control sessions, were assessed at baseline, the end of the BWLP, and 6 months post BWLP. Both groups decreased their weight from baseline to the end of the BWLP; however, there was no weight change in either group when measured between baseline and 6 months post BWLP. We observed no group differences in importance, confidence, and readiness for change after each session.
conclusionsWe highlight some important lessons learned from the present trial that can be applied to MI + BWLP research. Participants may not have benefited from MI because they were already highly motivated to change, which highlights the importance of pretreatment assessment. Findings also suggest that treatment monitoring may help to enhance MI + BWLP efficacy by guiding a stepped-care approach that identifies individuals for whom additional MI sessions are needed, and when. A focus on refining elements of treatment remains an important direction.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, Identifier: NCT02649634 . Retrospectively registered on 5 January 2016.
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