Research Publications
Discover a collection of our latest research tackling some of the most intricate and fascinating challenges in AI and behavioural science.
Impact of a Health Coach–Led, Text-Based, Digital Behavior Change Intervention on Weight Loss and Psychological Well-Being in Patients Receiving a Procedureless Intragastric Balloon Program: A Prospective, Single-Arm Study
Sacher PM, Fulton E, Rogers V, Wilson J, Gramatica M, Dent JE, Aarts EO, Eccleston D, Greve JW, Palm-Meinders I, Chuttani R. JMIR Formative Research. 2024.
Machine Learning to Predict Success of Response for Patients Treated with a Procedureless Balloon
Ainscough BJ., Sacher PM., Martinez C., Feldgoise J. Obesity. 2023. 31 (S2).
A Path to Automation Text Based Coaching Achieves Key Outcomes in Patients with a Procedureless Balloon
Sacher PM., et al. Obesity, 2023, 31 (S2).
Digital Appetite Tracking Enhances the Awareness of Hunger and Satiety In Patients With A Procedureless Gastric Balloon
Rogers V., Sacher PM., et al. Obesity. 2023. 31 (S2).
Evidence-Based Digital Tools for Weight Loss Maintenance: The NoHoW Project
Stubbs, R., Duarte, C., Palmeira, A., Sniehotta, F., Horgan, G., Larsen, S., Marques, M., Evans, E., Ermes, M., Harjumaa, M., Turicchi, J., O’Driscoll, R., Scott, S., Pearson, B., Ramsey, L., Mattila, E., Matos, M., Sacher, P., Woodward, E., Mikkelsen, M., Sainsbury, K., Santos, I., Encantado, J., Stalker, C., Teixeira, P. and Heitmann, B., 2021. Obesity Facts. 2021. April
29 (Position Statement).
Application and effectiveness of eHealth strategies for metabolic and bariatric surgery patients: A systematic review
Messiah SE, Sacher PM, Yudkin J, Ofori A, Qureshi FG, Schneider B, Hoelscher DM, de la
Cruz-Muñoz N, Barlow SE. Digital Health. 2020. Jan 7(6).
Obesity partnering support interventions with bariatric surgery to maximize health outcomes in adolescents with severe obesity
Messiah SE, Sacher PM, Yudkin J, Ofori A, Qureshi FG, Hoelscher DM, Barlow SE. Obesity. 2019 (0).
Behavior Modification of Diet and Parent Feeding Practices in a Community- Vs Primary Care-Centered Intervention for Childhood Obesity
Wilson TA, Liu Y, Adolph AL, Sacher PM, Barlow SE, Pont S, Sharma S, Byrd-Williams C, Hoelscher DM, Butte NF. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018 Aug 20. pii: S1499-4046(18)30540-2.
Addressing childhood obesity in low-income, ethnically diverse families: outcomes and peer effects of MEND 7-13 when delivered at scale in US communities
Sacher PM, Kolotourou M, Poupakis S, Chadwick P, Radley D, Fagg J. Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 Aug 3.
The intersection of behavioral science and digital health: the case for academic-industry partnerships
Hingle M, Patrick H, Sacher PM, Castro Sweet C. Health Education and Behavior. 2018 July 24.
Efficacy of a community- versus primary care-centered program for childhood obesity: TX CORD RCT
Butte NF, Hoelscher DM, Barlow SE, Pont S, Durand C, Vandewater EA..., Sacher PM, Kelder SH. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017. Sep;25(9):1584-1593. Epub 2017 Jul 13.
Long-Term Outcomes following the MEND 7–13 Child Weight Management Program
Kolotourou M, Radley D, Gammon C, Smith L, Chadwick P, Sacher PM. Child Obes. 2015. Jun;11(3):325-30.
Incorporating Primary and Secondary Prevention Approaches To Address Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment in a Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse Population: Study Design and Demographic Data from the Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (TX CORD) Study
Hoelscher DM, Butte NF, Barlow S, Vandewater EA, Sharma SV, Huang T, Finkelstein E, Pont S, Sacher P, Byrd-Williams C, Oluyomi A, Durand C, Li L, Kelder SH. Child Obes. 2015 Feb;11(1):71-91.
After the RCT: who comes to a family-based intervention for childhood overweight or obesity when it is implemented at scale in the community?
Fagg J, Cole TJ, Cummins S, Goldstein H, Morris S, Radley D, Sacher P, Law C. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2015 Feb;69(2):142-8.
From trial to population: a study of a family-based community intervention for childhood overweight implemented at scale
Fagg J, Chadwick P, Cole TJ, Cummins S, Goldstein H, Lewis H, Morris S, Radley D, Sacher P, Law C. Int J Obes (Lond). 2014 Oct;38(10):1343-9.
Assessing the short-term outcomes of a community-based intervention for overweight and obese children: The MEND 5–7 programme
Smith LR, Chadwick P, Radley D, Kolotourou M, Gammon CS, Rosborough J, Sacher PM. BMJ Open. 2013;3.
Is BMI Alone a Sufficient Outcome To Evaluate Interventions for Child Obesity?
Kolotourou M, Radley D, Chadwick P, Smith L, Orfanos S, Kapetanakis V, Singhal A, Cole TJ, Sacher PM. Childhood Obesity. 2013: 9 (4): 350-6.
Recruitment evaluation of a preschooler obesity-prevention intervention
Skouteris H, Hill B, McCabe M, Swinburn B, Sacher PM, Chadwick P. Early Child Development and Care. 2013.
Randomized controlled trial of the MEND program: a family-based community intervention for childhood obesity
Sacher PM, Kolotourou M, Chadwick PM, Cole TJ, Lawson MS, Lucas A, Singhal A. Obesity. 2010:18(S1):S62-8.
Parental influence and obesity prevention in pre-schoolers: a systematic review of interventions.
Skouteris H, McCabe M, Swinburn B, Newgreen V, Sacher P, Chadwick P. Obesity Reviews. 2010:12(5):315-28.
Dysphagia and nutrition problems in infants with Apert Syndrome.
Pereira V, Sacher P, Ryan M, Hayward R. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2009: May 1. doi.org/10.1597/08-
010.1.
Child obesity: a manageable condition
Swain C, Sacher PM. Nurse Prescribing. 2009:7(1):14-8.
Talking to families about overweight children
Chadwick P, Sacher PM, Swain C. British Journal of School Nursing. 2008:3(6):271-6.
Tackling toddler obesity through a pilot community-based family intervention
Wolman J, Skelly E, Kolotourou M, Lawson MS, Sacher PM. Community Practioner. 2008:81(1):28-31.
Mini-MEND: MEND’s early year’s healthy lifestyle programme for 2-4 year olds and their families. British Nutrition Foundation
Sacher PM, Wolman J, Chadwick P, Swain C. 2008:33:364-7.
The MEND Programme: tackling childhood obesity
Sacher PM, Swain C. British Journal of School Nursing. 2007(2):4.
Mending the growing problem of childhood obesity
Oldham A, Aylott H, Sacher PM. The
British Journal of Primary Care Nursing. 2007:4(6):297-9.
Assessing the acceptability and feasibility of the MEND Programme in a small group of obese 7-11-year-old children
Sacher PM, Chadwick P, Wells JC, Williams JE, Cole TJ, Lawson MS. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 2005:18(1):3-5.
