title: Telephone counseling and home telemonitoring: the Weigh by Day Trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To test the effects of telephone counseling and telemonitoring on weight loss.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized-controlled trial was conducted over 18 months. Participants were assigned to an immediate or delayed-start group. The intervention included a Thin-Link((R)) home telemonitoring scale and biweekly telephone counseling over 6 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The immediate group lost significantly more weight relative to the delayed group over the first 6 months (-7.5 versus +1.3 pounds) and at subsequent visits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Compared to no treatment, the intervention was effective at producing weight loss. Home telemonitoring may enhance standard weight-loss counseling.
authors.affiliation: Minnesota Heart Institute Foundation, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: VanWormer
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Gretchen A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Crain
authors.forename: Brian C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Martinson
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cosentino
authors.forename: Nicolaas P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Pronk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone; D015431:Weight Loss