Trial reportEuropean journal of pediatrics2018
Anthropometric outcomes of a motivational interviewing school-based randomized trial involving adolescents with overweight.
Trial report in European journal of pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Improving Obesogenic Dietary Behaviors among Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Does Motivational Interviewing Improve the Weight Management Process in Adolescents? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Pooled it
- School-based interventions for the treatment of childhood obesity: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of cluster randomised controlled trials.Public health nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of multicomponent support intervention on medication adherence and self-efficacy levels in hypertension patients.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Childhood obesity: tackling the social divide.Pediatric research · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Tailoring in Pediatric Obesity Interventions.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2025Article
- Motivational interviewing for the management of child and adolescent obesity: a systematic literature review.BJGP open · 2023Article
- Review
- The Use of Effective Language and Communication in the Management of Obesity: the Challenge for Healthcare Professionals.Current obesity reports · 2021Review
- Motivating Children and Adolescents in Obesity Treatment.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2020Review
- Demographics and anthropometrics impact benefits of health intervention: data from the Reduce Obesity and Diabetes Project.Obesity science & practice · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
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Abstract
Motivational interviewing (MI) is an effective method to promote weight loss that can be delivered by non-mental health providers. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether MI was superior to conventional counseling to improve the anthropometric outcomes of adolescents with obesity/overweight. It was a controlled cluster randomized trial with parallel design in a school setting. The study included two groups: Motivational Interviewing Group (MIG) and control group (Conventional Intervention Group, CIG). Students participated in three face-to-face 30-min interviews, 3 months apart. Outcomes were BMI z-score, abdominal circumference, percentages of fat mass and muscle mass, and blood pressure. Sessions were coded with the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity (MITI) manual. Mixed repeated-measures ANOVAs were used to assess the group versus time interaction. Effect sizes were calculated for each ANOVA with eta-squared measures (η
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