ArticleInternational journal of telemedicine and applications2018
Telemedical Coaching Improves Long-Term Weight Loss in Overweight Persons: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Article in International journal of telemedicine and applications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01868763 (TeleLifestyleCoaching Use of Telemedicine for Weight Loss and Care of Weight Associated Illnesses), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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TeleLifestyleCoaching Use of Telemedicine for Weight Loss and Care of Weight Associated Illnesses
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of physical activity-promoting wearable devices on blood pressure in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluation of the Aspects of Digital Interventions That Successfully Support Weight Loss: Systematic Review With Component Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Behavioral Therapy in Obesity: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2025Pooled it
- Workplace pedometer interventions for increasing physical activity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Can consumer wearable activity tracker-based interventions improve physical activity and cardiometabolic health in patients with chronic diseases? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Pooled it
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- The Effects of Different Intervention Protocols on Anthropometric Measures, Lipid Profile, and Quality of Life: Insights from a Pandemic-Era Randomized Controlled Trial.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundLifestyle interventions have shown to be effective when continuous personal support was provided. However, there is lack of knowledge whether a telemedical-approach with personal coaching contributes to long-term weight losses in overweight employees. We, therefore, tested the hypothesis that telemedical-based lifestyle interventions accompanied with telemedical coaching lead to larger weight losses in overweight persons in an occupational health care setting.
methodsOverweight employees (n=180) with a body mass index (BMI) of >27 kg/m
resultsParticipants of TMC (-3.1 ± 4.8 kg, p<0.0001) and TM group (-1.9 ± 4.0 kg; p=0.0012) significantly reduced weight and sustained it during the 1-year follow-up, while the control group showed no change. Compared to the control group only weight loss in the TMC group was significantly different (p<0.001) after 12 months. TMC and TM group also reduced BMI, waist circumference, and LDL cholesterol. Moreover, TMC group improved additionally systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and HbA1c.
conclusionsTelemedical devices in combination with telemedical coaching lead to significant long-term weight reductions in overweight persons in an occupational health care setting. This study is registered with NCT01868763, ClinicalTrials.gov.
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