ReviewJournal of eating disorders2021
Effectiveness of web-based feedback interventions for people with overweight and obesity: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Review in Journal of eating disorders, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06495619 (Effectiveness of Integrative Intervention Strategies for Binge Eating in Patients With Overweight or Obesity), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of Integrative Intervention Strategies for Binge Eating in Patients With Overweight or Obesity: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mobile and Web Apps for Weight Management in Overweight and Obese Adults: An Updated Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Adherence to self-monitoring and behavioral goals is associated with improved weight loss in an mHealth randomized-controlled trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2025Trial
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- Improving obesity treatment through online motivational support in primary care.Obesity pillars · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions for Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults with Overweight or Obesity: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.Current obesity reports · 2023Review
- Effectiveness of Information and Communications Technology-Based Interventions for Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2022Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundWeb-based delivered interventions have become an innovative option to treat health problems, like obesity. The aim of this systematic review and network meta-analysis was to analyze the effectiveness of web-based behavioral treatments for adults with overweight and obesity. Web-based interventions and comparison interventions (traditional weight control programs) were classified according to the following feedback characteristics: frequency, personalization, and provider (human versus machine).
methodFrom the initial 1789 studies, 15 were included in this review. A network meta-analysis was conducted to analyze the efficacy of web-based programs with traditional interventions, considering direct and indirect comparisons. The main outcome was the weight loss mean difference (kg) between baseline and post-treatment. Heterogeneity and consistency assumptions were validated to conduct the network meta-analysis.
resultsNetwork meta-analysis showed comparisons between different treatment options. The main results were that Intensive Contact Web-based programs were more effective than wait-list (Mean Difference - 1.86 kg; 95% Confidence Interval: - 3.61, - 0.12). Moreover, Intensive Contact Web-based programs were more effective than the other web-based options and self-help traditional interventions. However, the only significant comparison was Intensive Contact Web-based programs versus Guided Self-Help Web-based programs (Mean Difference - 4.31 kg; 95% Confidence Interval: - 5,22, - 3,41). Intensive Contact Web-based programs were the most effective treatment option according the obtained results, achieving the first place in the ranking provided by the network meta-analysis with 98.5% of probabilities.
conclusionsIntensive Contact Web-based interventions have obtained the first position in the ranking, proving the relevance of frequent, personalized, and professional feedback and their association with a better prognosis for people with overweight and obesity. These results provide relevant information to design more effective treatments for people with overweight and obesity, in a new format especially appropriate for the current situation.
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