Portal coaching may help maintain weight loss
NCT ID NCT04420936
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 48 times
Summary
This study tested whether lifestyle coaching delivered through a patient portal helps adults maintain weight loss. 269 participants who had already lost at least 5% of their body weight were randomly assigned to receive either coaching plus tracking tools or tracking tools alone for two years. The goal was to see if coaching leads to better weight maintenance.
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Locations
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University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
What this could mean
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Active substance
lifestyle coaching via patient portal
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that training routine healthcare staff as coaches helps people keep weight off long-term.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed pragmatic trial. Results may not apply to everyone, and coaching may not work better than tracking alone.
Conditions
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