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The campaign intervention (CI) resulted in a weight loss of -3.1 ± 3.4 kg.
Practitioners can expect moderate weight loss outcomes from campaign interventions.
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Significant weight loss was demonstrated for intention-to-treat (SBWL: -5.6 ± 2.9 kg; CI: -3.1 ± 3.4 kg).
Why this rating
Based on the study design as a pilot feasibility study comparing two interventions.
Source
Pilot Feasibility Study of a Campaign Intervention for Weight Loss among Overweight and Obese Adults
David O. Garcia et al. · Californian Journal of Health Promotion · 2014
DOI 10.32398/cjhp.v12i3.1581
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