Trial reportSaudi medical journal2017
A randomized controlled trial of a 12-week intensive lifestyle intervention program at a primary care obesity clinic for adults in western Saudi Arabia.
Trial report in Saudi medical journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Health-promotion interventions targeting multiple behaviors: A meta-analytic review of general and behavior-specific processes of change.Psychological bulletin · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of weight loss in control group participants of lifestyle randomized trials.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence, risk factors, and interventions for obesity in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022Pooled it
- Overweight and obesity among adults in the Gulf States: A systematic literature review of correlates of weight, weight-related behaviours, and interventions.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019Pooled it
- The Role of Lipid Disorders in Cardiovascular Mortality Among Saudis: A Review Perspective.International journal of endocrinology · 2026Review
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- Enhancing Physical and Psychosocial Health of Older Adults in Saudi Arabia through Walking: Comparison between Supervised Group-Based and Non-Supervised Individual-Based Walking.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2023Article
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- Comparison of nutrition care services for adult obesity at primary care in two different periods in Saudi Arabia.BMC primary care · 2023Article
- Health Coaching for Weight Loss Among Overweight and Obese Individuals in Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Analysis.Cureus · 2023Article
- Lifestyle Interventions for Prevention and Management of Diet-Linked Non-Communicable Diseases among Adults in Arab Countries.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Metabolic Score for Visceral Fat (METS-VF) Estimation - A Novel Cost-Effective Obesity Indicator for Visceral Adipose Tissue Estimation.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020Article
- Correspondence: Systematic review on the quality of randomized controlled trials in Saudi Arabia.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2019Article
- Behavioral trials in the Arab Gulf States: A scoping review.SAGE open medicine · 2019Article
- Trimming the Scales: Unveiling the Impact of Lifestyle Interventions on Weight Reduction in Overweight and Obese Adults-A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current health sciences journalReview
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the ability of a 12-week primary care-based intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI), to facilitate a 5% reduction in baseline weight compared with an education-only active comparator (AC). Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted in a primary health care setting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between December 2014 and June 2015. Arab participants with obesity, but who were otherwise healthy (n=140), were randomized to the ILI (n=70) or AC (n=70) group. The ILI group received 8 clinical visits throughout the study. The AC group received only an initial health education session. The primary outcome was the proportion of participants who achieved clinically significant weight loss (≥5% of their baseline weight). Results: Participants in the ILI group were significantly more likely than those in the AC group to achieve the primary outcome (p=0.008, relative risk: 1.8 [95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15 to 2.93). At week 12, the ILI group exhibited a mean weight decrease of 5.58 ± 5.60 kg (-5.37 ± 5.31%), significantly greater than that observed in the AC group (-2.8 ± 4.96 kg, -2.62 ± 4.34%, p=0.002), and corresponding to a weight loss advantage of 2.77 kg (95% CI: 1.01 to 4.54 kg) or 2.75% (95% CI: 1.13% to 4.37%). Conclusion: The 12-week primary care-based ILI program was effective in achieving a clinically meaningful weight reduction (≥5%) among Saudi and Arab patients with obesity.
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