| Title |
Weight change in control group participants in behavioural weight loss interventions: a systematic review and meta-regression study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Research Methodology, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2288-12-120 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lauren Waters, Alexis St George, Tien Chey, Adrian Bauman |
| Abstract |
Unanticipated control group improvements have been observed in intervention trials targeting various health behaviours. This phenomenon has not been studied in the context of behavioural weight loss intervention trials. The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review and meta-regression of behavioural weight loss interventions to quantify control group weight change, and relate the size of this effect to specific trial and sample characteristics. |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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| Netherlands | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 104 | 97% |
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| Student > Master | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 12% |
| Other | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 10% |
| Researcher | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 28 | 26% |
| Unknown | 21 | 20% |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 11 | 10% |
| Psychology | 10 | 9% |
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