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. 2018 Feb 16;8(2):e019367. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019367

Table 2.

Interventions in primary care in the management of adult obesity involving the general practitioner (over seven pages)

Author Multiple21 22 Multiple23–29 Bolognesi
et al30
Bodenlos31 Kerr
et al32
Multiple33–35 Multiple36–39 Multiple16 40–46 Tsai
et al47
Banerjee
et al48
Blonstein
et al49
Barnes
et al50
Name of intervention Meal replacements in weight Counterweight PACE NA NA Be Fit Be Well POWER POWER-UP NA NA NA NA
Number of papers 2 7 1 1 1 3 4 8 1 1 1 1
Country USA UK/Scotland Italy USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA
Year 2001 2004–2012 2006 2007 2008 2009–2013 2009–2015 2009–2015 2010 2013 2013 2015
Design RCT Cohort/single arm RCT RCT RCT RCT RCT/cohort RCT RCT RCT Single-arm trial Single-arm trial
Diagnosis X X X X X X X
Recruitment into the trial X X X X X X
Coordination X X X X
Weight and height X X X
Waist circumference X
System level/implementation
Doctor–patient relationship X X X
Public health role
Prevention
Nutrition education X X X X
Physical activity education X X X X X
Behaviour modification X X X
Counselling/psychology X
Role modelling
Group-based interventions 90
Medications X
Bariatric surgery referral
Bariatric surgery work-up
Bariatric surgery after care
Commercial weight loss programme referral
Bariatric equipment in consultation room
Standard care undefined
Standard care was used X X X X X X
Exact role uncertain X
Person-centredness X X
Whole person care X X X X
Author Booth
et al51
Bordowitz
et al52
Bowerman
et al53
Clark
et al54 55
Coupar
et al56
Cutler
et al57
Doering
et al58
Dutton
et al59
Eichler
et al60
Name of intervention NA NA NA Primary care weight management program NA NA NA NA NA
Number of papers 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Country Australia USA USA USA Scotland New Zealand USA USA Switzerland
Year 2006 2007 2001 2008–2010 1980 2010 2013 2015 2007
Design Single-arm trial Cross sectional Single-arm trial Single-arm trial Single-arm trial Single-arm trial Single-arm trial Single-arm trial Single-arm trial
Diagnosis X X X X X X X
Recruitment into the trial X X X X X X X
Coordination X X X
Weight and height X X X X
Waist circumference X
System level/implementation
Doctor–patient relationship X
Public health role
Prevention X
Nutrition education X X X X
Physical activity education X X
Behaviour modification X X X
Counselling/psychology X X
Role modelling X
Group-based interventions X X
Medications X
Bariatric surgery referral
Bariatric surgery work-up
Bariatric surgery after care
Commercial weight loss programme referral
Bariatric equipment in consultation room
Standard care undefined
Standard care was used
Exact role uncertain
Person-centredness X
Whole person care X X
Author Ely
et al61
Feigenbaum
et al62
Kanke
et al63
Multiple64–66 Huerta
et al67
Garies
et al68
Gusi
et al69
Haas
et al70
Multiple71–73 Hauner
et al74
Hoke and Franks 75
Name of intervention NA NA NA Commercial weight loss referral NA NA NA NA Lighten-Up NA NA
Number of papers 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
Country USA Israel Japan UK/Australia/
Germany
USA Canada Spain USA UK Germany USA
Year 2008 2005 2015 2011–2014 2004 2015 2008 2012 2010–2012 2004 2002
Design RCT Two-arm trial, non-randomised RCT RCT Cohort Cohort RCT Cohort RCT RCT Single-arm trial
Diagnosis X X X X X X X X X
Recruitment into the trial X X X X X X X X X X
Coordination X X X
Weight and height X X X X X X X X
Waist circumference X X
System level/implementation
Doctor–patient relationship X X X
Public health role
Prevention
Nutrition education X X X X X
Physical activity education X X X X
Behaviour modification X X
Counselling/psychology X
Role modelling
Group-based interventions
Medications X X
Bariatric surgery referral
Bariatric surgery work-up
Bariatric surgery after care
Commercial weight loss programme referral X
Bariatric equipment in consultation room
Standard care undefined
Standard care was used X X X X
Exact role uncertain
Person-centredness
Whole person care X
Author Kumanyika
et al76 77
Kuppersmith and Miles78 Laing
et al79
Lewis
et al80
Logue
et al81 82
Logue
et al83
Lowe
et al84
Madigan
et al85
Martin
et al86 87
McDoniel
et al88 89
Mehring
et al90
Name of intervention Think Health NA NA NA Transtheoretical Model-Chronic Disease Care for Obesity in Primary Care NA NA NA A Primary Care Weight Management Intervention for Low-Income African-American Women The SMART motivational trial NA
Number of papers 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1
Country USA USA USA UK USA USA USA UK USA USA Germany
Year 2011–2012 2006 2014 2013 2000–2005 2012 2014 2014 2006–2008 2009–2010 2013
Design RCT Single-arm trial RCT RCT RCT RCT RCT RCT RCT Single-arm trial RCT
Diagnosis X X X X X X
Recruitment into the trial X X X X X X X X
Coordination X X X X
Weight and height X X X
Waist circumference X
System level/implementation
Doctor–patient relationship X X X
Public health role
Prevention
Nutrition education X X X
Physical activity education X X
Behaviour modification X X X
Counselling/psychology X X X
Role modelling
Group-based interventions
Medications X
Bariatric surgery referral X
Bariatric surgery work-up
Bariatric surgery after care
Commercial weight loss programme referral X
Bariatric equipment in consultation room
Standard care undefined X X X X
Standard care was used X X X X X
Exact role uncertain
Person-centredness X X X
Whole person care X X X X
Author Munsch
et al91
O’Grady
et al92
Olsen
et al93
Pellegrini
et al94
Richman
et al95
Ross
et al96 97
Rutten
et al98
Saris
et al99
Stephens
et al100
Multiple101–105 Thomas
et al106
Toth-Capelli
et al107
Name of intervention NA NA NA NA NA PROACTIVE NA NA NA Groningen Overweight NA NA
Number of papers 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 1
Country Switzerland USA Denmark USA Australia Canada Netherlands Netherlands USA Netherlands USA USA
Year 2003 2013 2005 2014 1996 2009–2012 2014 1992 2008 2009–2012 2015 2013
Design RCT Clinical audit Cost-effectiveness RCT Case–control RCT Cohort Single-arm trial Cohort Single-arm trial, RCT RCT Single-arm trial
Diagnosis X X X X X X X
Recruitment into the trial X X X X X X X
Coordination X X X X
Weight and height X X X X X X
Waist circumference X X
System level/implementation
Doctor–patient relationship X X
Public health role
Prevention
Nutrition education X X X
Physical activity education X X
Behaviour modification X X
Counselling/psychology X
Role modelling
Group-based interventions X
Medications
Bariatric surgery referral
Bariatric surgery work-up
Bariatric surgery after care
Commercial weight loss programme referral
Bariatric equipment in consultation room
Standard care undefined X X X X X
Standard care used X X X X X
Exact role uncertain X
Person-centredness X
Whole person care X X X
Author Tsai
et al108
Wadden
et al109
Wilson
et al110
Wirth111 Yardley
et al112
Tsai
et al113
Ryan
et al114
Baillargeon
et al115
Baillargeon
et al116
Katz
et al117
Buclin-Thiébaud
et al118
Feuerstein
et al119
Name of intervention NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Number of papers 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Country USA USA USA Germany UK USA USA Canada Canada Israel Switzerland USA
Year 2012 2005 2010 2005 2014 2015 2010 2007 2014 2005 2010 2015
Design Cost-effectiveness RCT Non-randomised two-arm trial Single-arm trial RCT RCT RCT Action research (protocol) RCT (protocol) Educational intervention Single-arm trial Single-arm trial
Diagnosis X X X X X
Recruitment into the trial X X X X
Coordination X X X X X
Weight and height X X X X X
Waist circumference X X
System level/implementation
Doctor–patient relationship
Public health role
Prevention
Nutrition education X X X X X
Physical activity education X X X
Behaviour modification X X X
Counselling/psychology
Role modelling
Group-based interventions X
Medications X X X
Bariatric surgery referral X
Bariatric surgery work-up
Bariatric surgery after care
Commercial weight loss programme referral
Bariatric equipment in consultation room
Standard care undefined X X
Standard care was used X X X
Exact role uncertain X X
Person-centredness
Whole person care X X X
Author Hartman
et al120
Lin
et al121
Moore
et al122
Rodondi
et al123
Rueda-Clausen
et al124
Schuster
et al125
Yank
et al126
Goodyear-Smith
et al127
Jay
et al128
Wadden
et al129
Name of intervention NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Number of papers 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Country USA USA UK Switzerland Canada USA USA New Zealand USA USA
Year 2014 2015 2003 2006 2014 2008 2013 2014 2013 1997
Design RCT (protocol) RCT RCT Cohort study Single-arm trial Single-arm trial RCT RCT RCT RCT
Diagnosis X X X X X X X
Recruitment into the trial X X X
Coordination X X X X
Weight and height X X X X X
Waist circumference X
System level/implementation X
Doctor–patient relationship X X
Public health role X
Prevention
Nutrition education X X X X
Physical activity education X X X X
Behaviour modification X X X X
Counselling/psychology
Role modelling
Group-based interventions
Medications
Bariatric surgery referral
Bariatric surgery work-up
Bariatric surgery after care
Commercial weight loss programme referral
Bariatric equipment in consultation room
Standard care undefined X X X X
Standard care was used X X X X
Exact role uncertain X X
Person-centredness
Whole person care

NA, not applicable; RCT, randomised controlled trial.