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Trial reportObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2020

A Secondary Data Analysis Examining Young Adults' Performance in an Internet Weight Loss Program with Financial Incentives.

Jessica Gokee LaRose, Tricia M Leahey, Autumn Lanoye, Jean Reading, Rena R Wing

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. 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 · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jessica Gokee LaRoseDepartment of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6497-4814
Tricia M LeaheyDepartment of Allied Health Services, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA.
Autumn LanoyeDepartment of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Jean ReadingDepartment of Health Behavior and Policy, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Rena R WingWeight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0918-8252
Virginia Commonwealth University · USBrown University · USUniversity of Connecticut · US

Funding

A State-Wide Initiative to Spread Effective Behavioral Weight Loss StrategiesR18DK083248 · NIDDK · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · PI WING, RENA R · 2010 to 2013
$1.8M
NIDDK NIH HHS R18 DK083248NIDDK NIH HHS R18DK083248
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIn traditional behavioral weight loss (BWL) programs, young adults fare worse than older adults with respect to engagement, retention, and weight loss, but money and use of technology have been cited as program factors that might improve outcomes for this population. This study evaluated young adult performance in internet-based BWL (IBWL) offering financial incentives for self-monitoring and weight loss.

methodsParticipants (N = 180; BMI = 33.2 ± 6.0 kg/m

resultsYoung adult weight loss was -2.8% ± 5.2% in IBWL and -5.4% ± 5.7% in IBWL + $ (P = 0.23, partial η

conclusionsFindings suggest that technology-based BWL has the potential to eliminate weight loss disparities observed between young adults and older adults in in-person BWL trials. Moreover, adding financial incentives holds promise for promoting clinically meaningful weight loss for young adults.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansInternetMaleMiddle AgedMotivationObesityReimbursement, IncentiveWeight LossWeight Reduction ProgramsYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID32374527
PMCPMC7380503
OpenAlexW3023369573

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