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SUBMITTER: Patrick K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3910290 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Patrick K K Marshall S J SJ Davila E P EP Kolodziejczyk J K JK Fowler J H JH Calfas K J KJ Huang J S JS Rock C L CL Griswold W G WG Gupta A A Merchant G G Norman G J GJ Raab F F Donohue M C MC Fogg B J BJ Robinson T N TN
Contemporary clinical trials 20131109 1
<h4>Purpose</h4>To describe the theoretical rationale, intervention design, and clinical trial of a two-year weight control intervention for young adults deployed via social and mobile media.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 404 overweight or obese college students from three Southern California universities (M(age) = 22( ± 4) years; M(BMI) = 29( ± 2.8); 70% female) were randomized to participate in the intervention or to receive an informational web-based weight loss program. The intervention is based ...[more]