Mixed
A fully health-insurance-financed, long-term (4-year) conservative multimodal obesity therapy program achieves clinically significant weight loss (average 5 kg or 4% of body weight) and metabolic improvements in patients with obesity grades 2 and 3 under real-world conditions.
If you have obesity grade 2 or 3, a comprehensive, long-term conservative therapy program, fully covered by health insurance in Germany, can help you lose an average of 5 kg (4% of body weight) and improve your metabolic health. This program includes dietary, exercise, and behavioral therapy sessions over several years. It is designed to be flexible and affordable, addressing common barriers like cost and adherence.
The available real world data show, that an obesity treatment program, which is completely covered by a public health insurance company, can reach a clinically significant weight loss with metabolic improvements.
Why this rating
Prospective real-world data with a control group (completers vs. non-completers) but no randomization or external control group.
Source
Ausweg aus der Versorgungslücke: Voll Krankenkassen-finanzierte konservative Adipositas-Therapie
Sarah Victoria Frenzel et al. · Adipositas - Ursachen Folgeerkrankungen Therapie · 2022
DOI 10.1055/a-1722-5103
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