Table 2.
Brief summary of included trials
| 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 |
aAll studies are RCTs, unless stated that they are Cluster RCTs
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