Deconstructing Weight Management Interventions for Young Adults: Looking Inside the Black Box of the EARLY Consortium Trials.

Deborah F TateLeslie LytleKristen PolzienMolly DiamondKelsey R LeonardJohn Michael Jakicic Karen C JohnsonChristine M OlsonKevin PatrickLaura P SvetkeyRena R WingPao-Hwa LinMathilda CodayMelissa N LaskaGina MerchantSara J CzajaRichard SchulzSteven H Belle

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)

Weight management interventions are complex. The shared set of BCTs used in the EARLY trials may represent a core intervention that could be studied to determine the required emphases of BCTs and whether additional BCTs add to or detract from efficacy. Deconstructing interventions will aid in reproducibility and understanding of active ingredients.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
body mass index
weight loss
randomized controlled trial
weight gain
transcription factor
body weight