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Patients in the POWeR+R group achieved an additional weight reduction of 1.3 kg averaged over 12 months compared to the control group.
Remote nurse support combined with web-based interventions can also lead to significant weight loss in obese patients.
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Patients in the POWeR+R group achieved an additional 1·3 kg (0·34-2·2; p=0·007).
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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
DOI 10.1016/s2213-8587(16)30099-7
rct · n=818Cited 168×
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