Weight loss referrals for adults in primary care (WRAP): Protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of primary care referral to a commercial weight loss provider for 12 weeks, referral for 52 weeks, and a brief self-help intervention [ISRCTN82857232]

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ahern, Amy L ^a   Aveyard, Paul N ^b   Halford, Jason Cg ^c   Mander, Adrian ^d   Cresswell, Lynne ^d,e   Cohn, Simon R ^d,h   Suhrcke, Marc ^f,i   Marsh, Tim ^g   Thomson, Ann M ^a   Jebb, Susan A ^a,b  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^g UK Health Forum   (United Kingdom)

^h LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Obesity; Primary care; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; TIME; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMERCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84902300861     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-620     Document Type: Article

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