- Title
- Efficacy of web-based weight loss maintenance programs: a randomized controlled trial comparing standard features versus the addition of enhanced personalized feedback over 12 months
- Creator
- Collins, Clare E.; Morgan, Philip J.; Hutchesson, Melinda J.; Oldmeadow, Christopher; Barker, Daniel; Callister, Robin
- Relation
- Behavioral Sciences Vol. 7, Issue 4, no. 76
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs7040076
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Few randomized controlled trials (RCT) have evaluated the efficacy of web-based programs targeting maintenance of lost weight. The aims of this study were to evaluate two versions of a commercially available web-based weight loss maintenance (WLM) program and examine whether the provision of enhanced feedback was associated with better WLM. The study was an assessor-blinded RCT of change in body mass index (BMI) over 12 months WLM. Participants were 227 adults (44% male, 42.3 ± 10.1 years, BMI 30.4 ± 4.1 kg/m²) randomized to either a basic (Basic WLM) or enhanced program with additional support (Enhanced WLM). Analysis was intention-to-treat with imputation using last observation carried forward. There was no significant weight rebound from the start of weight loss maintenance to 12 months for either group (mean: basic 1.3%, enhanced 1.5%) and limited change in secondary outcomes for either program. There were no significant between-group differences in the primary outcome of change in BMI (basic -0.5 (1.9) kg/m², enhanced -0.5 (1.6) kg/m², p = 0.93). In conclusion, a web-based WLM program was effective in preventing weight regain over one year following weight loss. However, the addition of personalized e-feedback provided limited additional benefits compared to a standard program. Given the potential reach of web-based approaches, further research examining which web-based program components optimize weight outcomes long-term is required.
- Subject
- intervention; weight loss; web-based; randomized controlled trial; calorie restriction; eHealth
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1353750
- Identifier
- uon:31148
- Identifier
- ISSN:2076-328X
- Rights
- This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0).
- Language
- eng
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