JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Effect of a Remotely Delivered Self-directed Behavioral Intervention on Body Weight and Physical Health Status Among Adults With Obesity: The D-ELITE Randomized Clinical Trial.
The effectiveness of remotely delivered, self-directed, weight loss programs in routine clinical practice is largely unknown. ⋯ Among adults with obesity, a remotely delivered self-directed, behavioral lifestyle intervention, compared with usual care, resulted in statistically significantly greater weight loss at 12 months, although the difference was not clinically important. There was no significant difference in self-reported general physical health status at 12 months.