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Trial reportNature medicine2025

Remotely delivered weight management for people with long COVID and overweight: the randomized wait-list-controlled ReDIRECT trial.

Emilie Combet, Laura Haag, Janice Richardson, Caroline E Haig, Yvonne Cunningham, Heather L Fraser, Naomi Brosnahan, Tracy Ibbotson, Jane Ormerod, Chris White and 6 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Nature medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Emilie Combet *Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. emilie.combetaspray@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-9302-8971
Laura Haag *Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3342-1365
Janice RichardsonSchool of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Caroline E HaigRobertson Centre for Biostatistics, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Yvonne CunninghamGeneral Practice and Primary Care, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Heather L FraserHealth Economics and Health Technology Assessment, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Naomi BrosnahanCounterweight Ltd, London, UK.
Tracy IbbotsonGeneral Practice and Primary Care, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Jane OrmerodLong Covid Scotland, Aberdeen, UK.
Chris WhiteLong Covid Scotland, Aberdeen, UK.
Emma McIntoshHealth Economics and Health Technology Assessment, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Catherine A O'DonnellGeneral Practice and Primary Care, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Naveed SattarSchool of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1604-2593
Alex McConnachieRobertson Centre for Biostatistics, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7262-7000
Michael E J LeanHuman Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2216-0083
David N Blane *General Practice and Primary Care, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. david.blane@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3872-3621

Funding

DH | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) COV-LT2-0059
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long COVID (LC) is a complex multisymptom condition with no known disease-modifying treatments. This wait-list-controlled open-label trial tested whether a remotely delivered structured weight management program could improve respective LC symptoms in people living with overweight. Adults with LC (symptoms >12 weeks) and body mass index >27 kg m

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COVID-19OverweightWeight Reduction ProgramsAdultAgedBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSARS-CoV-2Treatment OutcomeWaiting ListsWeight Loss

Identifiers

PMID39779922
PMCPMC11750722

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