Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, OR 97227, USA.
J Altern Complement Med. 2010 Jun;16(6):683-90. doi: 10.1089/acm.2009.0454.
The aim of this article is to present the rationale, study design, and methods of an ongoing randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of an energy psychology intervention, Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT), to prevent weight regain following successful weight loss.
This is a randomized controlled trial.
SETTINGS/LOCATION: The study is being conducted at a large group-model health maintenance organization (HMO).
The study subjects are adult members of an HMO.
TAT is being compared to a self-directed social support comparison intervention.
The primary outcome measure is weight-loss maintenance at 6 and 12 months post-randomization.
This randomized controlled trial will test the efficacy of an energy psychology intervention, TAT, by comparing it with a self-directed social support group intervention. This is, to our knowledge, the largest randomized controlled study to date of an energy psychology intervention. Positive findings would support the use of TAT as a tool to prevent weight regain following successful weight loss.
本文旨在介绍一项正在进行的随机对照试验的基本原理、研究设计和方法，该试验评估了一种能量心理学干预措施——塔帕斯 acupressure 技术（TAT）在成功减肥后防止体重反弹的效果。
这是一项随机对照试验。
设置/地点：该研究正在一家大型团体模型健康维护组织（HMO）进行。
该研究的受试者是 HMO 的成年成员。
TAT 与自我指导的社会支持比较干预进行比较。
主要结果测量是随机分组后 6 个月和 12 个月时的体重维持情况。
这项随机对照试验将通过比较 TAT 与自我指导的社会支持小组干预来测试能量心理学干预的效果。据我们所知，这是迄今为止最大的能量心理学干预随机对照研究。阳性结果将支持 TAT 作为成功减肥后防止体重反弹的工具。
