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Table 2 Brief summary of included trials

From: Is self-weighing an effective tool for weight loss: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Studya

Participants n

Duration of intervention

Follow-up

Categoryb

Weighing frequency

Allen et al. (2013 [39]

68

6 months

End of intervention

2

Weekly

Anderson et al. (2014) [32]

329

12 months

End of intervention

3

Weekly

Appel et al. (2011) [26]

415

24 months

End of intervention

3

Weekly

Bacon et al. (2002) [40]

78

6 months

End of intervention

3

Weekly

Batra et al. (2013) Cluster RCT [35]

4 worksites, 118 participants

6 months

End of intervention

3

Daily

Bertz et al. (2012) [34]

68

3 months

End of intervention and 12 months

3

3 times per week

Collins (2012) [29]

309

3 months

End of intervention

3

Weekly

Fujimoto et al. (2002) [30]

72

7.2 months

End of intervention and 24 months

2

4 times daily

Gokee La Rose (2009) [41]

40

10 weeks

End of intervention

2

Daily

Haapalal (2009) [36]

125

12 months

End of intervention

3

Daily

Heckerman et al. (1978) [23]

23

10 weeks

End of intervention and 6 months

3

Weigh often between weekly meetings

Imai et al. (2008) [18]

100

6 months

End of intervention

3

Twice per day

Joachim et al. (1975) [25]

32

8 weeks

End of intervention and 4 months

3

Twice per day

Lally et al. (2008) [43]

104

8 weeks

End of intervention

3

Daily

Leermakers et al. (1998) [42]

90

6 months

End of intervention

3

Weekly

Linde et al. (2011) [31]

68

Single session

6 months

NA

Daily

Ma et al. (2013) [33]

241

15 months

End of intervention

3

Weekly

Madigan et al. (2014) [28]

183

3 months

End of intervention

1

Daily

Mahoney et al. (1973) [24]

53

4 weeks

End of intervention and 4 months

3

Twice per week

Mehring et al. (2013) Cluster RCT [27]

186

3 months

End of intervention

3

Weekly

Pacanowski et al. (2011) [44]

162

12 months

6 months and end of intervention

3

Daily

Steinberg et al. (2013) [37]

91

6 months

End of intervention

3

Daily

Van Wormer et al. (2009) [21]

100

6 months

End of intervention

 

Weekly

Wing et al. (2010) [38]

128

3 months

End of intervention

2

Daily

  1. aAll studies are RCTs, unless stated that they are Cluster RCTs
  2. b1 = self-weighing isolated, 2 = the same behavioural weight management programme given to both groups but the intervention group were also given self-monitoring/ self-weighing techniques, 3 = self-weighing added to a behavioural weight management programme