The Effects of If-Then Plans on Weight Loss: Results of the McGill CHIP Healthy Weight Program Randomized Controlled Trial.

Bärbel KnäuperKimberly CarrièreMallory FraynElena IvanovaZhen XuAnaïs Ames-BullFarah IslamIlka LowensteynGentiana SadikajAleksandra LuszczynskaSteven Grovernull null

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2018)

If-then plans did not result in higher weight loss. Both program versions resulted in higher weight loss than the group-based DPP. This may suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy skills of the coaches (clinical psychology doctoral students) was a key factor in treatment outcome.

Keyphrases

weight loss
bariatric surgery
randomized controlled trial
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gastric bypass
quality improvement
health insurance
glycemic control
weight gain
study protocol
systematic review
obsessive compulsive disorder
physical activity
medical students