ArticleContemporary clinical trials2021
Behavioral weight loss in emerging adults: Design and rationale for the Richmond Emerging Adults Choosing Health (REACH) randomized clinical trial.
Article in Contemporary clinical trials, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02736981 (Low Intensity Weight Loss for Young Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Low Intensity Weight Loss for Young Adults
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mobile health (m-health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Recruitment and retention of emerging adults in lifestyle interventions: Findings from the REACH trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Trial
- Effect of a Lifestyle Intervention on Cardiometabolic Health Among Emerging Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- The Weight of Racial Discrimination: Examining the Association Between Racial Discrimination and Change in Adiposity Among Emerging Adult Women Enrolled in a Behavioral Weight Loss Program.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2022Trial
- Support After Adolescent Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment During the Transition Into Emerging Adulthood: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Perceived Barriers for Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Youth: A Scoping Review.Health science reports · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundIn the U.S., over 40% of 18-25 year olds meet criteria for overweight or obesity. Yet, no large-scale trials have targeted this age group for behavioral weight loss (BWL). Formative data revealed that existing BWL programs do not meet their unique needs and identified motivation as a fundamental barrier for weight management. The goal of the Richmond Emerging Adults Choosing Health (REACH) trial was to test the efficacy of two mHealth lifestyle interventions specifically focused on enhancing motivation, relative to adapted standard.
methodsParticipants (N = 381, 18-25 years, body mass index 25-45 kg/m DISCUSSION: REACH is the first large-scale BWL trial designed specifically for emerging adults. Further, it will be the first trial to compare a lifestyle intervention grounded in self-determination theory to one rooted in behavioral economics. If clinically significant reductions in adiposity are achieved, findings could inform a scalable treatment model to meet the needs of this vulnerable population.
trial registrationNCT02736981.
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