Peer-Reviewed Publication
Am J Public Health2014;104(7):1300-6.July 1, 2014Journal Article
Adding evidence-based behavioral weight loss strategies to a statewide wellness campaign: a randomized clinical trial.
Tricia M Leahey1, Graham Thomas, Joseph L Fava, Leslee L Subak, Michael Schembri, Katie Krupel, Rajiv Kumar, Brad Weinberg, Rena R Wing
1Tricia M. Leahey, Graham Thomas, and Rena R. Wing are with Alpert Medical School of Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Providence, RI. Joseph L. Fava and Katie Krupel are with The Miriam Hospital's Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Providence. Leslee L. Subak is with the University of California San Francisco, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, San Francisco, CA. Michael Schembri is with University of California San Francisco, Women's Health Clinical Research Center, San Francisco. Rajiv Kumar is with ShapeUp Inc, Providence. Brad Weinberg is with Blueprint Health Inc, New York, NY.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We determined the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of adding an evidence-based Internet behavioral weight loss intervention alone or combined with optional group sessions to ShapeUp Rhode Island 2011 (SURI), a 3-month statewide wellness campaign.
METHODS: We randomized participants (n = 230; body mass index = 34.3 ±6.8 kg/m(2); 84% female) to the standard SURI program (S) or to 1 of 2…
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