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Distant teams lost similar amounts of weight in all 3 arms but did not keep it off during maintenance.
Interventions may need to address long-term maintenance strategies for participants like Distant teams.
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"The 'Distant teams' lost similar amounts of weight in all 3 arms but did not keep it off during maintenance."
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Based on the randomized clinical trial design.
Source
Patient Phenotypes Help Explain Variation in Response to a Social Gamification Weight Loss Intervention
Jeffrey Lienert et al. · American Journal of Health Promotion · 2019
DOI 10.1177/0890117119892776
rct · n=196Cited 5×
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