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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2025

Evaluation of the impact of a family physician-led lifestyle clinic on overweight and obesity: A clustered randomized trial in Hail, Saudi Arabia.

Fakhralddin Abbas Elfakki, Meshari Yousef Aljamani, Marwa Mahmoud Mahdy, Adel Ahmed Al Zuhair, Mohammad Saleh Altamimi, Sultan Nais Alshammari, Nawaf Muneef Alshammari, Mashael Abdullah Al Aowisy, Wedad Mulayhan Alzabni

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05654337 (Obesity Pathway Intervention Among Overweight and Obese Adults at Primary Care Centers in Hail, Saudi Arabia), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Obesity Pathway Intervention Among Overweight and Obese Adults at Primary Care Centers in Hail, Saudi Arabia: A Randomized Clustered Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe New Model of Care, Hail Health ClusterRan2023 to 2024Enrolled440ConditionsLifestyle-related ConditionArmsExpert health counseling
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9 authors.

Fakhralddin Abbas ElfakkiDepartment of Model of Care, Hail Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Meshari Yousef AljamaniDepartment of Model of Care, Hail Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Marwa Mahmoud MahdyDepartment of Model of Care, Hail Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Adel Ahmed Al ZuhairDepartment of Model of Care, Hail Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Saleh AltamimiDepartment of Model of Care, Hail Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan Nais AlshammariDepartment of Hospital and Specialized Centers, Hail Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Nawaf Muneef AlshammariDepartment of Model of Care, Hail Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Mashael Abdullah Al AowisyDepartment of Public Health, Hail Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.
Wedad Mulayhan AlzabniDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Hail Health Cluster, Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This trial evaluated the effectiveness of a joint health coach and dietitian lifestyle clinic led by a family physician for overweight and obese adults in lowering body mass index (BMI) and improving waist circumference (WC) measurement among overweight and obese individuals. Design and Setting: The study was a 6-month, parallel, open-label, clustered, randomized trial with control involving four primary health care centers in Hail City. Participants: Of the 300 healthy adult volunteers screened, 198 met the inclusion criteria and completed the study. Participants were randomized into four clusters and assigned to either the intervention or control group. Intervention: A structured dietary, physical exercise, behavioral, and cognitive lifestyle intervention provided by a joint health coach and dietitian clinic led by a family physician. Primary Measures: The primary outcomes were reductions in BMI, improvements in WC distribution, and weight loss differences from baseline to 6 months, with a target of 5% weight loss. Results: A significant reduction in BMI in the intervention arm (mean BMI intervention before = 36.74, mean BMI intervention after = 33.82, mean difference = 2.91, Conclusion: The joint lifestyle clinic run by a health coach and a dietitian and led by a family physician is effective in reducing BMI and improving WC measurement. The trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov under the identification number NCT05654337 and did not receive specific funding.

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Body mass indexcluster trialcomparative studyintervention programobesitywaist circumference

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PMID40547737
PMCPMC12178518

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