Trial reportInternational journal of obesity (2005)2023
A randomized controlled trial to reduce post-cessation weight gain.
Trial report in International journal of obesity (2005), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03156660 (Efficacy of Two Novel Behavioral Post-cessation Weight Gain Interventions), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Efficacy of Two Novel Behavioral Post-cessation Weight Gain Interventions
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- An Exploratory Analysis of Patterns of Weight Change in a Post-Cessation Weight Management Trial.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2026Trial
- The Effect of Intervention Preference Matching on Outcomes and Engagement in a Post-cessation Weight Management Trial.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2025Trial
- Impact of Weight Concern on Post-Cessation Weight Management, Smoking Cessation, and Program Engagement.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2024Trial
- Post-Cessation Weight Gain Across Smoking Cessation Therapies: A Review of Secondary Analyses from the ZESCA, EVITA, and E3 Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Lived Experiences of Food Insecurity among Adults Who Have Ever Smoked Tobacco.Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition · 2025Article
- Gestational Weight Gain Among Urban and Rural Pregnant Individuals Who Smoke or Quit Smoking.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- "Healthier health in more ways than one": Perspectives on a program for changing both smoking and obesity-related health behaviors.Eating behaviors · 2024Article
- Effects of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems Substitution on Body Weight Status: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
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- Importance of self-weighing to avoid post-cessation weight gain: A secondary analysis of the fit and quit randomized trial.Obesity science & practice · 2023Article
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesWeight gain is a barrier to smoking cessation. Previous interventions targeting weight gain while quitting smoking have largely been unsuccessful. The current study aimed to assess the efficacy of weight stability and weight loss interventions compared to a low-intensity, self-guided bibliotherapy weight management group. SUBJECTS/
methodsA randomized controlled trial with 12-month follow-up from 2018 to 2022 was conducted with participants (N = 305) who reported smoking at least five cigarettes per day for the last year and interest in quitting initially recruited from the Memphis, TN, USA area. Recruitment was expanded nationally with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, 276 completed 12-month follow-up. INTERVENTIONS/
methodsThe Bibliotherapy group was provided a weight management book. Both the Stability and Loss groups met via telephone for eight weeks to learn strategies for maintaining/losing weight, respectively. All three groups then received the same six-week smoking cessation intervention, with six months of varenicline provided.
resultsIndividuals in the Loss group lost more weight (-2.01 kg, SE = 1.58) than individuals in the Bibliotherapy group (+1.08 kg, SE = 1.49, p = 0.0004), while the Stability group (-0.30 kg, SE = 1.56) was not significantly different from the Bibliotherapy group (p = 0.17). Those in the Stability group did not gain a significant amount of weight. Participants in the Loss group did not gain back all weight lost after smoking cessation and ended the study approximately 2.01 kg lower than baseline. The Bibliotherapy group did not gain the amount of weight expected after cessation. There were no significant differences between groups related to self-reported smoking cessation at each time point except at eight-month follow-up (p = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Results indicated the Stability and the Loss interventions were effective for preventing post-smoking cessation weight gain, with the Loss group having the benefit of sustained weight loss. These interventions may be helpful to implement to combat weight gain and potentially facilitate smoking cessation.
trial registrationThe trial is registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03156660).
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