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The proportion of subjects who attained conventional 5% weight loss from baseline in the digital CBT group was significantly higher than in the control group at 8 weeks (32% vs 4%, P=.02).
A digital CBT program may significantly increase the likelihood of achieving clinically meaningful weight loss.
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Additionally, the proportion of subjects who attained conventional 5% weight loss from baseline in the digital CBT group was significantly higher than in the control group at 8 weeks (32% [12/38] vs 4% [1/21], P=.02).
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Based on the randomized controlled trial design.
Source
Multidimensional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity Applied by Psychologists Using a Digital Platform: Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Meelim Kim et al. · 2019
DOI 10.2196/preprints.14817
rct · n=70
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