Clinic-based weight loss intervention

Clinic-based weight loss intervention has been studied in 1 paper since 2017: 1 trial in people. The newest paper, Nov 3, 2017: “Randomized trial of a clinic-based weight loss intervention in cancer survivors”.

Intervention

1 paper studies it3 findingsUpdated

See all 1 papers on clinic-based weight loss intervention

At a glance

The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 1 country.

“intervention effect - 5.8% (95% CI - 7.8, - 3.8); - 4.8 kg (95% CI - 6.6, - 3.0); P = 0.0001”
Randomized trial of a clinic-based weight loss intervention in cancer survivorsJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2017doi:10.1007/s11764-017-0657-5

None of its findings points the other way.

Humans: a single group. Cells, worms or flies and mice: nothing yet.
  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and 1 more
  • Human trial1

Studies in people

1 study gave clinic-based weight loss intervention to people and measured what changed.

What changedDesignPeopleSource

down: Decreases body weight-5.8% (95% CI -7.8, -3.8); -4.8 kg (95% CI -6.6, -3.0)

up: Improves physical fitnessan increase of 22.6 ± 10.8 m

down: Decreases insulin-7.7 ± 3.5 μU/mL

Randomized trial15 weeks30 peoplePatient cohortsJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, Nov 3, 2017

What did studies of clinic-based weight loss intervention find?

3

Studies of clinic-based weight loss intervention measured 3 outcomes; the most studied are insulin (1 study), physical fitness (1) and body weight (1).

Insulin

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Clinic-based weight loss intervention decreases insulin in humans (versus wait-list control) (-7.7 ± 3.5 μU/mL).

    “reductions in concentrations of insulin (- 7.7 ± 3.5 μU/mL; P = 0.004)”

    Human trialversus wait-list controlserum15 weeksn = 30

    Randomized trial of a clinic-based weight loss intervention in cancer survivors

    Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice

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Physical fitness

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Clinic-based weight loss intervention improves physical fitness in humans (measured by 6-minute walk test) (an increase of 22.6 ± 10.8 m).

    “improvements in physical fitness (an increase of 22.6 ± 10.8 m on 6MWT; P = 0.03)”

    Human trialmeasured by 6-minute walk test15 weeksn = 30

    Randomized trial of a clinic-based weight loss intervention in cancer survivors

    Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice

Body weight

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Clinic-based weight loss intervention decreases body weight in humans (versus wait-list control) (-5.8% (95% CI -7.8, -3.8); -4.8 kg (95% CI -6.6, -3.0)).

    “intervention effect - 5.8% (95% CI - 7.8, - 3.8); - 4.8 kg (95% CI - 6.6, - 3.0); P = 0.0001”

    Human trialversus wait-list control15 weeksn = 30

    Randomized trial of a clinic-based weight loss intervention in cancer survivors

    Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice

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