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Balance: A Pragmatic Trial of a Digital Health Intervention to Prevent Weight Gain in Primary Care
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Intervention Program for Obesity and 4 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 443 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Up to 50% of obese patients are not interested in, or ready for, weight loss. Clinical practice guidelines clearly recommend that these patients avoid gaining weight. However, despite this clinical guideline, weight gain prevention interventions are not available in primary care practice. Balance is a pragmatic, randomized controlled effectiveness trial for weight gain prevention for patients within rural community health centers, using a digital health platform.
Study Details
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Interventions
Balance is testing a pragmatic approach to promote weight maintenance among overweight patients and patients with obesity within local community health centers who experience barriers to losing weight. The intervention utilizes the interactive obesity treatment approach, which creates an energy deficit by having participants achieve simple, straightforward, and concrete behavior change goals (e.g., no fast food, no sugary drinks, walk 10,000 steps per day). The Balance intervention involves tailored behavior change goals; self-monitoring using connected scales and mobile technologies; responsive coaching, and tailored feedback and skills training.