Meisel, SF;
Beeken, RJ;
van Jaarsveld, CH;
Wardle, J;
(2012)
Genetic test feedback with weight control advice: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Trials
, 13
, Article 235. 10.1186/1745-6215-13-235.
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Abstract
Genetic testing for risk of weight gain is already available over the internet despite uncertain benefits and concerns about adverse emotional or behavioral effects. Few studies have assessed the effect of adding genetic test feedback to weight control advice, even though one of the proposed applications of genetic testing is to stimulate preventive action. This study will investigate the motivational effect of adding genetic test feedback to simple weight control advice in a situation where weight gain is relatively common.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Genetic test feedback with weight control advice: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1745-6215-13-235 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-13-235 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2012 Meisel et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. PMCID: PMC3575361 |
| Keywords: | Body Composition, Clinical Protocols, Genetic Testing, Humans, Obesity, Outcome Assessment (Health Care), Proteins, Sample Size, Weight Loss |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1380600 |
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