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Trial reportAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2023

The Role of Physical Activity in Long-term Weight Loss: 36-month Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Meghan L Butryn, Nicole T Crane, Emily Lufburrow, Charlotte J Hagerman, Evan M Forman, Fengqing Zhang

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Trial report in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02363010 (1R01DK100345-01A1), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02363010 nacompletednot on this map

1R01DK100345-01A1: An Innovative, Physical Activity-focused Approach to Weight Loss Maintenance

TypeinterventionalSponsorDrexel UniversityRan2014 to 2021Enrolled320ConditionsObesity, Weight Loss, OverweightArmsGold Standard Behavior Therapy for Weight Loss, Behavior Therapy for Weight Loss with Physical Activity Emphasis, Acceptance-based Behavior Therapy for Weight Loss with PA emphasis
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Obesity.Current obesity reports · 2025
    Review
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  5. Article
  6. Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meghan L ButrynCenter for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Nicole T CraneCenter for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Emily LufburrowDepartment of Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Charlotte J HagermanCenter for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9386-8444
Evan M FormanCenter for Weight, Eating, and Lifestyle Science (WELL Center), Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Fengqing ZhangDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Drexel University · US

Funding

New York Regional Center for Diabetes Translation ResearchP30DK111022 · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2025 to 2025
$810k
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK111022NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK100345
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPhysical activity (PA) may promote long-term weight loss, but facilitating high levels of PA in behavioral weight loss programs is challenging. PURPOSE: This study reports the 36-month follow-up of a behavioral weight loss trial that tested the efficacy of increasing the emphasis on PA during treatment and using traditional or acceptance-based therapy (ABT) for this purpose. We also examined the extent to which long-term weight loss differed by PA pattern and tested if individual differences in eating behavior moderated this relationship.

methodsParticipants (N = 320) were randomized to (1) standard behavioral weight loss treatment (BT), (2) BT with a focus on PA, or (3) ABT with a focus on PA. Weight loss and PA were measured at 24- and 36-month follow-up.

resultsThere were no differences between conditions in weight loss or PA at 24 or 36 months. Participants consistently engaging in high PA experienced the greatest weight losses. The positive impact of PA on weight loss was more pronounced among those with low emotional eating and those who believed that exercise did not affect their appetite.

conclusionsFindings emphasize the difficulty of improving long-term PA among adults with overweight/obesity beyond what standard behavioral weight loss treatment achieves. This study highlights the need to develop new PA treatment strategies, and suggests that ABT for weight loss may be more effective when applied to eating behavior versus PA. Results also demonstrate the importance of addressing problematic eating behavior and cognitions to fully realize the benefits of PA for weight loss. CLINICAL TRIAL INFORMATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02363010.

Indexed as

ExerciseObesityAdultBehavior TherapyHumansOverweightWeight LossBehavioral weight lossObesityPhysical activityWeight loss maintenance

Identifiers

PMID35640225
PMCPMC9899066
OpenAlexW4281736176

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