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Weight Management in Rural Communities
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Portion Controlled Meals (PCM), Group Phone (GP), and 3 other interventions for Weight Loss and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 187 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of three weight management interventions (group phone conference calls, individual phone calls, and enhanced usual care) on weight across 18 months in overweight and obese adults recruited through and treated by rural primary care clinics.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Portion controlled meals provide conveniently packaged, low-energy, high-nutritional content food.
Weight management program delivered via group conference call.
Conventional diet (CD) will consist of a nutritionally balanced, reduced energy, high volume, lower fat (fat= 20-30% energy) diet based on USDA's MyPlate recommendations.
Weight management program delivered via individual phone call.
Weight management topics delivered face-to-face at clinic office every 6 months.