A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of self-weighing as a weight loss intervention.
BACKGROUND: There is a need to find simple cost effective weight loss interventions that can be used in primary care. There is evidence that self-monitoring is an effective intervention for problem drinking and self-weighing might be an effective intervention for weight loss. PURPOSE: To examine the...
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BioMed Central
2014
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| author | Madigan, C Jolly, K Lewis, A Aveyard, P Daley, A |
| author_facet | Madigan, C Jolly, K Lewis, A Aveyard, P Daley, A |
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| description | BACKGROUND: There is a need to find simple cost effective weight loss interventions that can be used in primary care. There is evidence that self-monitoring is an effective intervention for problem drinking and self-weighing might be an effective intervention for weight loss. PURPOSE: To examine the efficacy of daily self-weighing as an intervention for weight loss. METHODS: A randomised controlled trial of 183 obese adults, follow-up three months. The intervention group were given a set of weighing scales and instructed to weigh themselves daily and record their weight. Both groups received two weight loss consultations which were known to be ineffective. RESULTS: 92 participants were randomised to the intervention group and 91 to the control group. The intervention group lost 0.5 kg (95% CI 0.3 to 1.3 kg) more than the control group, but this was not significant. There was no evidence that self-weighing frequency was associated with more weight loss. CONCLUSIONS: As an intervention for weight loss, instruction to weigh daily is ineffective. Unlike other studies, there was no evidence that greater frequency of self-weighing is associated with greater weight loss. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN05815264. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:3ee18e02-774e-4a4c-8a02-950b58d1a2d22022-03-26T14:28:23ZA randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of self-weighing as a weight loss intervention.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:3ee18e02-774e-4a4c-8a02-950b58d1a2d2EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordBioMed Central2014Madigan, CJolly, KLewis, AAveyard, PDaley, ABACKGROUND: There is a need to find simple cost effective weight loss interventions that can be used in primary care. There is evidence that self-monitoring is an effective intervention for problem drinking and self-weighing might be an effective intervention for weight loss. PURPOSE: To examine the efficacy of daily self-weighing as an intervention for weight loss. METHODS: A randomised controlled trial of 183 obese adults, follow-up three months. The intervention group were given a set of weighing scales and instructed to weigh themselves daily and record their weight. Both groups received two weight loss consultations which were known to be ineffective. RESULTS: 92 participants were randomised to the intervention group and 91 to the control group. The intervention group lost 0.5 kg (95% CI 0.3 to 1.3 kg) more than the control group, but this was not significant. There was no evidence that self-weighing frequency was associated with more weight loss. CONCLUSIONS: As an intervention for weight loss, instruction to weigh daily is ineffective. Unlike other studies, there was no evidence that greater frequency of self-weighing is associated with greater weight loss. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN05815264. |
| spellingShingle | Madigan, C Jolly, K Lewis, A Aveyard, P Daley, A A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of self-weighing as a weight loss intervention. |
| title | A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of self-weighing as a weight loss intervention. |
| title_full | A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of self-weighing as a weight loss intervention. |
| title_fullStr | A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of self-weighing as a weight loss intervention. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of self-weighing as a weight loss intervention. |
| title_short | A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of self-weighing as a weight loss intervention. |
| title_sort | randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of self weighing as a weight loss intervention |
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