Comparison of an alternative schedule of extended care contacts to a self-directed control: a randomized trial of weight loss maintenance

• Main Authors: Gareth R. Dutton (Author), Marissa A. Gowey (Author), Fei Tan (Author), Dali Zhou (Author), Jamy Ard (Author), Michael G. Perri (Author), Cora E. Lewis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Behavioral interventions for obesity produce clinically meaningful weight loss, but weight regain following treatment is common. Extended care programs attenuate weight regain and improve weight loss maintenance. However, less is known about the most effective ways to deliver ext...