比较同步和异步远程交付的生活方式干预:随机非劣势试验的协议.
Sherry Pagoto1, Ran Xu1, Richard Bannor1
1Department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.
JMIR research protocols
|December 19, 2024
概括
异步远程生活方式干预表明减肥维护的希望,以较低的成本提供与同步方法相匹配的有效性. 这种方法可以增强参与者的长期参与和可持续性.
科学领域:
- 卫生科学 卫生科学 卫生科学
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 与传统的面对面计划相比,远程交付的生活方式干预措施提高了可访问性.
- 通过在线平台提供的异步干预提供了灵活性和便利性,有可能提高可持续性.
- 需要证据来支持异步远程干预对体重管理的有效性和长期益处.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较同步与异步远程交付生活方式干预措施的有效性和成本效益.
- 为了测试异步干预在减肥方面与同步干预无差的假设.
- 在异步干预中评估长期参与和减肥维护.
主要方法:
- 一个随机的非劣等性试验,涉及328名超重或肥胖的参与者.
- 干预措施通过视频会议同步提供或通过私人Facebook群组异步提供,基于糖尿病预防计划.
- 主要结果:6个月和12个月的平均百分比减肥;次要结果:18个月和24个月的参与度,成本和减肥.
主要成果:
- 参加者招募计划于2024年12月开始,干预计划于2024年2月开始.
- 该研究得到批准和资助,数据收集计划在24个月内进行.
- 分析的重点是比较同步和异步交付方法之间的减肥,参与度和成本.
结论:
- 异步远程干预可能与同步干预一样有效减肥.
- 异步干预可以提供更大的可持续性和长期的减肥维护.
- 这种方法可以降低每磅丢失的配送成本,提高可扩展性.
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