DIAL now protocol: A randomized trial examining the provision of phone coaching to those with sub-optimal early weight loss during an Internet weight management program

While low-intensity Internet-delivered weight loss (IDWL) programs are efficacious, many patients fail to achieve clinically significant weight loss (WL). Given the positive association between 4-week and post-treatment WL, providing a more intensive intervention for those with sub-optimal 4-week WL may improve outcomes for a greater proportion of individuals. This stepped-care approach would minimize cost by reserving more aggressive treatment for those with sub-optimal early WL.

Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - January 31, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Jessica L. Unick, Christine A. Pellegrini, Shira I. Dunsiger, Kathryn E. Demos, J. Graham Thomas, Dale S. Bond, Jennifer Webster, Rena R. Wing Source Type: research