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Keep it off: a phone-based intervention for long-term weight-loss maintenance.

Nancy E Sherwood¹, A Lauren Crain, Brian C Martinson

¹HealthPartners Research Foundation, Bloomington, MN 55425, USA. nancy.e.sherwood@healthpartners.com

Contemporary Clinical Trials

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Maintaining long-term weight loss is challenging. This study evaluates a phone-based program, Keep It Off, to support recent weight losers and prevent weight regain, aiming to sustain motivation and flatten the relapse curve.

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Area of Science:

Obesity research
Behavioral medicine
Public health

Background:

Long-term weight-loss maintenance presents significant challenges, with motivation often declining after initial treatment.
Obesity is recognized as a chronic disorder necessitating sustained engagement in weight-control behaviors.
Effective, supportive, and cost-effective therapies are needed to maintain motivation during the weight-loss maintenance phase.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the efficacy of the Keep It Off program, a phone-based intervention for weight-loss maintenance.
To identify predictors and behaviors associated with long-term weight-loss success.
To flatten the typical relapse curve observed in individuals attempting to maintain weight loss.

Main Methods:

A randomized clinical trial design was employed to assess the Keep It Off intervention.
Participants were members of a Minnesota managed-care organization who had recently lost weight.
The intervention involved therapeutic phone contact focusing on maintenance behaviors, self-monitoring, weight reporting, feedback, and outreach.

Main Results:

Baseline characteristics of participants enrolled in the Keep It Off trial are described.
The study is designed to provide data on the effectiveness of a phone-based intervention for weight-loss maintenance.
The intervention aims to mitigate weight regain during the highest-risk period for relapse.

Conclusions:

The Keep It Off trial will provide valuable insights into sustaining weight-loss maintenance.
Understanding long-term weight management strategies is crucial for addressing obesity as a chronic condition.
Phone-based interventions show promise as a supportive and potentially cost-effective approach to weight-loss maintenance.