Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2021
Challenges of conducting a remote behavioral weight loss study: Lessons learned and a practical guide.
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- A systematic review of influences on engagement with remote health interventions targeting weight management for individuals living with excess weight.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Pooled it
- Coach access to digital self-monitoring data: an experimental test of short-term effects in behavioral weight-loss treatment.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2024Trial
- A randomized clinical trial comparing low-fat with precision nutrition-based diets for weight loss: impact on glycemic variability and HbA1c.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Trial
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- 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 · 2026Article
- Implementing a Virtual, Collaborative Care Weight Management Program in Rural Primary Care: Pilot Results and Insights.Telemedicine reports · 2025Article
- A non-randomized comparison of engagement and outcomes for in-person versus virtual delivery of the Partner2Lose weight management trial.Obesity science & practice · 2024Article
- Obesity and Overweight: Probing Causes, Consequences, and Novel Therapeutic Approaches Through the American Heart Association's Strategically Focused Research Network.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Review
- Feasibility of online behavioral clinical trials: The future of weight management randomized clinical trials?Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe challenges and lessons learned in conducting a remote behavioral weight loss trial.
methodsThe Personal Diet Study is an ongoing randomized clinical trial which aims to compare two mobile health (mHealth) weight loss approaches, standardized diet vs. personalized feedback, on glycemic response. Over a six-month period, participants attended dietitian-led group meetings via remote videoconferencing and were encouraged to self-monitor dietary intake using a smartphone app. Descriptive statistics were used to report adherence to counseling sessions and self-monitoring. Challenges were tracked during weekly project meetings.
resultsChallenges in connecting to and engaging in the videoconferencing sessions were noted. To address these issues, we provided a step-by-step user manual and video tutorials regarding use of WebEx, encouraged alternative means to join sessions, and sent reminder emails/texts about the WebEx sessions and asking participants to join sessions early. Self-monitoring app-related issue included inability to find specific foods in the app database. To overcome this, the study team incorporated commonly consumed foods as "favorites" in the app database, provided a manual and video tutorials regarding use of the app and checked the self-monitoring app dashboard weekly to identify nonadherent participants and intervened as appropriate. Among 135 participants included in the analysis, the median attendance rate for the 14 remote sessions was 85.7% (IQR: 64.3%-92.9%).
conclusionsExperience and lessons shared in this report may provide critical and timely guidance to other behavioral researchers and interventionists seeking to adapt behavioral counseling programs for remote delivery in the age of COVID-19.
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