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SUBMITTER: Kullgren JT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6134401 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kullgren Jeffrey T JT Troxel Andrea B AB Loewenstein George G Norton Laurie A LA Gatto Dana D Tao Yuanyuan Y Zhu Jingsan J Schofield Heather H Shea Judy A JA Asch David A DA Pellathy Thomas T Driggers Jay J Volpp Kevin G KG
American journal of health promotion : AJHP 20160701 6
<h4>Purpose</h4>To test whether employer matching of employees' monetary contributions increases employees' (1) participation in deposit contracts to promote weight loss and (2) weight loss.<h4>Design</h4>A 36-week randomized trial.<h4>Setting</h4>Large employer in the northeast United States.<h4>Participants</h4>One hundred thirty-two obese employees.<h4>Interventions</h4>Over 24 weeks, participants were asked to lose 24 pounds and randomized to monthly weigh-ins or daily weigh-ins with monthly ...[more]