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Extended and standard duration weight-loss programme referrals for adults in primary care (WRAP): a randomised controlled trial

Abstract:: BACKGROUND: Evidence exist that primary care referral to an open-group behavioural programme is an effective strategy for management of obesity, but little evidence on optimal intervention duration is available. We aimed to establish whether 52-week referral to an open-group weight-management programme would achieve greater weight loss and improvements in a range of health outcomes and be more cost-effective than the current practice of 12-week referrals.

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Ahern, A. L., Wheeler, G. M., Aveyard, P., Boyland, E. J., Halford, J. C. G., Mander, A. P., Woolston, J., Thomson, A. M., Tsiountsioura, M., Cole, D., Mead, B. R., Irvine, L., Turner, D., Suhrcke, M., Pimpin, L., Retat, L., Jaccard, A., Webber, L., Cohn, S. R., & Jebb, S. A. (2017). Extended and standard duration weight-loss programme referrals for adults in primary care (WRAP): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet, 389(10085), 2214–2225.

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Ahern, A. L., et al. “Extended and Standard Duration Weight-Loss Programme Referrals for Adults in Primary Care (WRAP): a Randomised Controlled Trial.” Lancet, vol. 389, no. 10085, Elsevier, 2017, pp. 2214–25.

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Ahern, AL, GM Wheeler, P Aveyard, EJ Boyland, JCG Halford, AP Mander, J Woolston, et al. 2017. “Extended and Standard Duration Weight-Loss Programme Referrals for Adults in Primary Care (WRAP): a Randomised Controlled Trial.” Lancet 389 (10085): 2214–25.
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+ Wheeler, GM More by this author

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+ Aveyard, P More by this author

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University of Oxford

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Wolfson College

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+ Boyland, EJ More by this author

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+ Halford, JCG More by this author

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+ Medical Research Council More from this funder

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Jebb, SA

Ahern, AL

Mander, AP

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U105960389

MC_UU_12015/4

G0800860

+ National Prevention Research Initiative through research More from this funder

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MR/J000493/1/

Weight Watchers International More from this funder

Bibliographic Details

Publisher:: Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:: Lancet Journal website
Volume:: 389
Issue:: 10085
Pages:: 2214-2225
Publication date:: 2017-03-06
DOI:: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30647-5
EISSN:: 1474-547X
ISSN:: 0140-6736

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Language:: English
Keywords:: Journal Article
Pubs id:: pubs:694006
UUID:: uuid:aa09d555-e75b-4996-97d9-e1faf7ffef46
Local pid:: pubs:694006
Source identifiers:: 694006
Deposit date:: 2017-06-21

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Copyright holder:: © 2017 Ahern, et al Published by Elsevier Ltd
Copyright date:: 2017
Notes:: This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Licence:: CC Attribution (CC BY)

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