The EARLY trials: a consortium of studies targeting weight control in young adults
The EARLY trials: a consortium of studies targeting weight control in young adults
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DOI：
10.1007/s13142-014-0252-5
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发表时间：
2014-09-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Loria, Catherine M.
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作者：
Lytle, Leslie A.;Svetkey, Laura P.;Loria, Catherine M.
青年期已被确定为肥胖症发展的高风险时期，但在这一人群中测试的干预措施很少。提高我们对有效干预措施的认识的一种方法是同时测试一些干预措施，作为一个研究试验联盟。本文介绍了通过生活方式干预（EARLY）早期成人减肥试验。七个研究中心获得资助进行干预试验，同意测试类似的主要结果，并合作使用一套通用的测量工具。EARLY联盟能够利用执行委员会、指导委员会、工作组和小组委员会进行合作，以帮助指导共同工作，并为七项独立但协调的体重相关干预试验实施一套共同协议和测量工具。使用一系列研究来帮助年轻人达到或保持健康的体重，将提高理解最有效干预策略的效率和速度。
Young adulthood has been identified as a high-risk period for the development of obesity but few interventions have been tested in this population. One way to escalate our learning about effective interventions is to test a number of interventions simultaneously as a consortium of research trials. This paper describes the Early Adult Reduction of weight through LifestYle intervention (EARLY) trials. Seven research sites were funded to conduct intervention trials, agreeing to test similar primary outcomes and cooperating to use a set of common measurement tools. The EARLY consortium was able to work cooperatively using an executive committee, a steering committee, workgroups and subcommittees to help direct the common work and implement a set of common protocol and measurement tools for seven independent but coordinated weight-related intervention trials. Using a consortium of studies to help young adults reach or maintain a healthy weight will result in increased efficiency and speed in understanding the most effective intervention strategies.