Research
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32% of patients in the POWeR+R group maintained a clinically important 5% weight reduction at month 12.
A web-based behavioral program with brief remote follow-up can help a significant proportion of obese patients maintain weight loss.
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32% of patients in the POWeR+R group (1·82, 1·31-2·74; p=0·004).
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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