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Patients in the POWeR+F group achieved an additional weight reduction of 1.5 kg averaged over 12 months compared to the control group.
Incorporating brief nurse support with web-based interventions can enhance weight loss outcomes in obese patients.
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The primary imputed analysis showed that compared with the control group, patients in the POWeR+F group achieved an additional weight reduction of 1·5 kg (95% CI 0·6-2·4; p=0·001) averaged over 12 months.
Why this rating
Based on a large randomized controlled trial design.
Source
An internet-based intervention with brief nurse support to manage obesity in primary care (POWeR+): a pragmatic, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial
Paul Little et al. · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology · 2016
rct · n=818Cited 168×
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