Effect of Interdisciplinary Care on Weight Loss: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Overview

Journal BMJ Open

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2017 Jul 16

PMID 28710205

Citations 26

Authors

Linda C Tapsell

Maureen Lonergan

Marijka J Batterham

Elizabeth P Neale

Allison Martin

Rebecca Thorne

Frank Deane

Gregory Peoples

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Abstract

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a novel interdisciplinary treatment compared with usual care on weight loss in overweight and obese adult volunteers.

Design: Single blinded controlled trial. Participants randomly assigned to usual care (C, general guideline-based diet and exercise advice), intervention (I, interdisciplinary protocol) or intervention + a healthy food supplement (30 g walnuts/day) (IW).

Setting: Community based study, Illawarra region, south of Sydney, Australia.

Participants: Generally well volunteer adult residents, 25-54 years, body mass index (BMI) 25-40kg/m were eligible. At baseline 439 were assessed, 377 were randomised, 298 completed the 3-month intensive phase and 178 completed the 12-month follow-up.

Interventions: Treatment was provided at clinic visits intensively (0 months, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months) then quarterly to 12 months. Support phone calls were quarterly. All participants underwent blinded assessments for diet, exercise and psychological status.

Primary And Secondary Measures: The primary outcome was difference in weight loss between baseline and 12 months (clinically relevant target 5% loss). Secondary outcomes were changes in blood pressure, fasting blood glucose and lipids, and changes in diet, exercise and psychological parameters.

Results: At 12 months, differences in weight loss were identified (p<0.001). The I group lost more than controls at 3 months (91.11 (92.23,90.00), p<0.05) and the IW more than controls at 3 months (91.25 (92.35,90.15), p<0.05) and 6 months (92.20 (93.90,90.49), p<0.01). The proportion achieving 5% weight loss was significantly different at 3 months, 6 months and 9 months (p=0.04, p=0.03, p=0.03), due to fewer controls on target at 3 months, 6 months and 9 months and more IW participants at 6 months. Reductions in secondary outcomes (systolic blood pressure, blood glucose/lipid parameters and lifestyle measures) followed the pattern of weight loss.

Conclusions: An interdisciplinary intervention produced greater and more clinically significant and sustained weight loss compared with usual care. The intensive phase was sufficient to reach clinically relevant targets, but long-term management plans may be required.

Trial Registration Number: ANZCTRN 12614000581662; Post-results.

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