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ArticleContemporary clinical trials2020

Sustaining the reach of a scalable weight loss intervention through financial incentives- a pragmatic, feasibility, online randomized trial protocol.

Tzeyu L Michaud, Paul A Estabrooks, Wen You, Todd J McGuire, Fabio Almeida, Kelly Karls, Kenya Love, Keyonna King, Jennie Hill, Jill Reed and 2 more

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04225234 (Sustaining the Reach of a Scalable Weight Loss Intervention Through Financial Incentives), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04225234 naterminatednot on this map

Sustaining the Reach of a Scalable Weight Loss Intervention Through Financial Incentives: an Exploratory Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of NebraskaRan2019 to 2021Enrolled119ConditionsOverweight and ObesityArmsFinancial incentives
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tzeyu L MichaudCenter for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. Electronic address: tzeyu.michaud@unmc.edu.
Paul A EstabrooksCenter for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Wen YouDepartment of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Todd J McGuireincentaHEALTH, LLC, Denver, CO, USA.
Fabio AlmeidaCenter for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Kelly KarlsFontenelle clinic, Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, NE, USA.
Kenya LoveCenter for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Keyonna KingCenter for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Jennie HillDepartment of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Jill ReedCollege of Nursing, Kearney Division, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Gwenndolyn PorterDepartment of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Dejun SuCenter for Reducing Health Disparities, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · USNebraska Medical Center · USUniversity of Virginia · US

Funding

Tracking and Evaluation CoreU54GM115458 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ZHANG, YING · 2016 to 2025
$42.8M
NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM115458
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHigh attrition following initial enrollment in evidence-based weight loss programs is a common, challenging, and under-studied issue. A behavioral economics approach consisting of modest monetary incentives may help to engage participants beyond enrollment to close the initial attrition gap. PURPOSE: To describe the methods and design of a pragmatic, online randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an incentivized, technology-facilitated weight loss program through an innovative research-practice partnership involving primary care, health promotion researchers, and a small business.

methodsThis study is a four-arm (1:1:1:1) RCT that compares the efficacy of outcome-based (weight loss), process-based (weighing in), a combination of outcome- and process-based, or choice-based incentives on sustaining program reach after initial enrollment for an evidence-based weight loss program. The multicomponent weight loss program includes a website, social cognitive theory-based daily health coaching, tailored messaging delivered via email and text messaging, access to online health coaches, and objective weight assessment through a community kiosk. The study will enroll 400 individuals aged 19 and older who have a body mass index ≥25 kg/m DISCUSSION: This study possesses the potential to close the attrition gap after initial enrollment in a web-based digital weight loss intervention in the primary care and community settings. Clinicaltrials.gov registration: NCT04225234.

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Weight LossWeight Reduction ProgramsBody Mass IndexFeasibility StudiesHumansMotivationPragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAttritionBehavioral economicsDisparityImplementation strategyPrimary careUptake

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PMID32920241
PMCPMC8040949
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