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Text messaging (SMS) as a tool to facilitate weight loss and prevent metabolic deterioration in clinically healthy overweight and obese subjects: a randomised controlled trial

Author: Silina, V. Country/countries: Latvia Number of patients participating in the study: 129 This study was focused on patients living with Obesity
Intervention analysed in the study: Usual Care Plus Intervention components: UCP
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Setting of implementation: Primary care centers (GPs) Professionals delivering the intervention: Educator Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Physical activity /exercise
Intervention analysed in the study: Monitoring and action-based behavioural techniques Intervention components: E+MT+AB
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Setting of implementation: Primary care centers (GPs), Virtual location Professionals delivering the intervention: Educator Targeted self-management behaviours: Eating behaviours, Physical activity /exercise

Outcomes measured in the study

Effekt Messgröße Tool
Weight management Weight (Kgs/lbs) N/A
Weight management BMI - Body Mass Index N/A
Weight management Waist size N/A
Weight management Waist/hip ratio N/A

Patient characteristics

Age: 36.8 years (+/- a standard deviation of 4.28) Gender: N/A Time since diagnosis of Obesity: N/A Severity of the disease: 32.0 (+/- a standard deviation of 4.33) Multi-morbidity: N/A
  • Number of co-morbidities: N/A

Level of health literacy: N/A
  • Tool: N/A

Socio-economic characteristics: N/A

Risk of Bias of this study

Effekt Random sequence generation Allocation concealment Blinding performance Blinding detection objective outcomes assessment Attrition incomplete outcome Incorrect statistical methods Recruitment bias Selective outcome reporting
Weight management - Weight (Kgs/lbs)
Weight management - BMI - Body Mass Index
Weight management - Waist size
Weight management - Waist/hip ratio