Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
Improving weight loss among young adults with excess body weight using a theory-driven digital self-regulation program: a randomized controlled trial
By Chew HSJ, Ngooi JW, Ang WW and 11 others.
Abstract
Background
Lifestyle modification is fundamental for obesity management but remains challenging.
Purpose
To test the effectiveness of a 12-week digital self-regulation program on improving weight loss and self-regulation among young adults.
Methods
A 2-arm parallel 1:1 randomized controlled trial was conducted. Participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control group. The primary outcomes were weight and self-regulation, while the secondary outcomes were nutrition knowledge, eating phenotypes, overeating habits, anxiety, and depression. All data were collected at weeks 0, 12, and 24.