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From ideas to efficacy: The ORBIT model for developing behavioral treatments for chronic diseases
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OBJECTIVE: Given the critical role of behavior in preventing and treating chronic diseases, it is important to accelerate the development of behavioral treatments that can improve chronic disease prevention and outcomes. Findings from basic behavioral and social sciences research hold great promise for addressing behaviorally based clinical health problems, yet there is currently no established pathway for translating fundamental behavioral science discoveries into health-related treatments ready for Phase III efficacy testing. This article provides a systematic framework for developing behavioral treatments for preventing and treating chronic diseases. METHOD: The Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials (ORBIT) model for behavioral treatment development features a flexible and progressive process, prespecified clinically significant milestones for forward movement, and return to earlier stages for refinement and optimization. RESULTS: This article presents the background and rationale for the ORBIT model, a summary of key questions for each phase, a selection of study designs and methodologies well-suited to answering these questions, and prespecified milestones for forward or backward movement across phases. CONCLUSIONS: The ORBIT model provides a progressive, clinically relevant approach to increasing the number of evidence-based behavioral treatments available to prevent and treat chronic diseases. (PsycINFO Database Record
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“Phase IIb data showing that a behavioral treatment produces a clinically significant signal on the behavioral risk factor in patients with the specified clinical problem, while the chosen control does not, supports moving to a Phase III efficacy trial.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > THE ORBIT MODEL FOR BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT > Previous Efforts to Define a Process for Behavioral Intervention Development
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“It is widely acknowledged that behavior plays a central role in the prevention and management of chronic disease.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > INTRODUCTION
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- Not checked yetcites Mokdad, Marks, Stroup, & Gerberding, 2004
- Not checked yetcites Schroeder, 2007
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“While understanding the mechanisms through which an intervention produces its effects can be useful in developing better-targeted interventions, it is not critical to understand mechanisms of action in order to demonstrate an intervention’s effectiveness (Blumenthal, Babyak, Wei, O’Connor, Waugh, Eisenstein, Mark, Sherwood, et al., 2002).”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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- Not checked yetcites Blumenthal, Babyak, Wei, O’Connor, Waugh, Eisenstein, Mark, Sherwood, et al., 2002
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“a 5% weight loss as a biomedical target (Hamman, Wing, Edelstein, Lachin, Bray, Delahanty, Hoskin, Kriska, et al., 2006)”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > THE ORBIT MODEL FOR BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT > Previous Efforts to Define a Process for Behavioral Intervention Development
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- Not checked yetcites Hamman, Wing, Edelstein, Lachin, Bray, Delahanty, Hoskin, Kriska, et al., 2006
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“If the trial produces positive results, evidence specifically supporting each link of the chain strengthens the assertion that the observed effects were due to hypothesized pathways.”
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“Interventions that encourage healthy lifestyle behaviors, grounded in fundamental behavioral research and developed incrementally over time, have proven highly effective in reducing weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and incidence of diabetes, among other clinically important outcomes (Appel, Clark, Yeh, Wang, Coughlin, Daumit, Miller, Dalcin et al., 2011; Appel, Champagne, Harsha, Cooper”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > INTRODUCTION
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- Not checked yetcites Appel, Clark, Yeh, Wang, Coughlin, Daumit, Miller, Dalcin et al., 2011
- Not checked yetcites Appel, Champagne, Harsha, Cooper, Obarzanek, Elmer, Stevens, Vollmer, et al., 2003
- Not checked yetcites Knowler, Barrett-Connor, Fowler, Hamman, Lachin, Walker, Nathan, Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group, 2002
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“Evidence collected for each link of the chain in negative trials can help determine whether null findings were due to a failure of the hypothesis that change in the behavioral risk factor is causally related to change in the biomedical outcome or a failure of the treatment to affect its targets.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > THE ORBIT MODEL FOR BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT > Previous Efforts to Define a Process for Behavioral Intervention Development
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“a Phase Ia review of epidemiological studies and clinical trials provides empirical support for the clinical significance of a 30% reduction in diabetes over standard drug treatment (Hamman, Wing, Edelstein, Lachin, Bray, Delahanty, Hoskin, Kriska, et al., 2006)”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > THE ORBIT MODEL FOR BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT > Previous Efforts to Define a Process for Behavioral Intervention Development
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- Not checked yetcites Hamman, Wing, Edelstein, Lachin, Bray, Delahanty, Hoskin, Kriska, et al., 2006
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“Without a consistent framework to support progression toward the behavioral efficacy trial, the ability of behavioral and social science researchers to provide the type of evidence that is meaningful to clinical gatekeepers and third-party payers is compromised.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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“Although a feasibility pilot study produces an unstable estimate of the effect size on the primary endpoint of the Phase III efficacy trial (Kraemer, Mintz, Noda & Tinklenberg, 2006), it should be considered along with accumulated effect sizes from similar past trials to determine the sample size needed for the efficacy trial.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > THE ORBIT MODEL FOR BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT > Previous Efforts to Define a Process for Behavioral Intervention Development
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- Not checked yetcites Kraemer, Mintz, Noda & Tinklenberg, 2006
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“Without a progressive approach to treatment development that embraces a variety of designs and methods, there is a risk that promising treatments will be abandoned prematurely because they fail tests that are too stringent for an evolving understanding of their fundamental elements.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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“Past models have emphasized the value of a systematic, phased approach to behavioral treatment development, and the recent emergence of evidence-based behavioral medicine (Davidson, Goldstein, Kaplan, Kaufmann, Knatterud, Orleans, Spring, Trudeau, & Whitlock, 2002) provides clear standards for rigor.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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- Not checked yetcites Davidson, Goldstein, Kaplan, Kaufmann, Knatterud, Orleans, Spring, Trudeau, & Whitlock, 2002
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“The ORBIT model complements and extends these efforts in proposing a systematic, well-defined process by which the investigator can achieve these rigorous standards.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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“Moreover, moderators (also called a priori subgroups in clinical trial methodology) can be studied in Phase Ib with the goal of adapting treatments so they are maximally powerful across all patients at risk.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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“Creating a robust evidence base for the value of behavioral treatments in clinical care has enormous potential to expand choices for patients, improve quality of care, prevent or delay disease and disability, and, most urgently, lower health care costs not only for individual patients but for society as a whole.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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“Crosstalk between clinicians in medical practice and applied behavioral scientists can increase the significance of the questions posed and identify targets that have meaning in clinical practice.”
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“Without the early discovery and innovation that is characteristic of basic science, the potential for behavioral treatments to be robust enough to produce clinically significant results is undercut.”
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“both dietary changes (e.g., a 5% reduction in percent fat) and increases in physical activity (e.g., 150 minutes/week of moderately vigorous physical activity) as behavioral targets (Hamman, Wing, Edelstein, Lachin, Bray, Delahanty, Hoskin, Kriska, et al., 2006)”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > THE ORBIT MODEL FOR BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT > Previous Efforts to Define a Process for Behavioral Intervention Development
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- Not checked yetcites Hamman, Wing, Edelstein, Lachin, Bray, Delahanty, Hoskin, Kriska, et al., 2006
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“In the ORBIT model, physiological mechanisms by which the behavioral risk factor translates into biomedical risk (referred to as biologic plausibility in epidemiology) can be focused on in early Phase Ia studies to help justify the choice of a behavioral risk factor and its cutpoint for clinical significance.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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“Such crosstalk can facilitate the evaluation of a behavioral treatment’s viability as an alternative or adjunctive treatment, its side effect profile and effects on quality of life, and its potential cost-effectiveness relative to existing treatments.”
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“It suggests that use of a progressive, transdisciplinary framework to facilitate the translation of basic behavioral science findings to clinical application will strengthen behavioral treatments, encourage their testing in rigorous efficacy and effectiveness trials, promote success, and foster dissemination into clinical practice.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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“Crosstalk between basic and applied behavioral and social scientists can foster innovative approaches to common problems, leading to novel methods for motivating patients to stick with early changes, sustaining change by mobilizing social networks, or maximizing executive function as a way to minimize impulsivity.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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“There is a strong rationale for such methods, but when used universally, particularly in the early phases of treatment development, their use can undercut creativity, impede discovery, and produce weak treatments.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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- Rests on an assumption: Most behavioral treatments are currently tested using randomized designs with attention control groups, fixed protocols, and blinding to outcomes until follow-up is complete.
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“This contrasts with the biomedical arena which benefits from industry support for early translational research and has a well-defined process for developing a new drug or device, starting with basic science research and progressing to the FDA-required Phase III efficacy trial.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > INTRODUCTION
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- Not checked yetcites Friedman, Furburg, & DeMets, 1998
- Not checked yetcites Lipsky & Sharp, 2001
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“Research using fMRI has shown that biofeedback can directly alter neural activity in specific brain regions and these changes can affect chronic clinical pain (deCharms, Maeda, Glover, Ludlow, Pauly, Soneji, Gabrieli, & Mackey, 2005).”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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- Not checked yetcites deCharms, Maeda, Glover, Ludlow, Pauly, Soneji, Gabrieli, & Mackey, 2005
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“All of the studies presented in this illustration could be conducted by a single investigator, by a single team of investigators, or by a group of investigators who are, at best, loosely connected.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > THE ORBIT MODEL FOR BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT > Previous Efforts to Define a Process for Behavioral Intervention Development
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“Without input from clinical practice, treatments that are judged to be successful because they achieve statistical significance may produce results that are too small to be clinically meaningful.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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“Clinical guidelines promote lifestyle change as the first step in treatment of insulin resistant patients (Handelsman, Mechanick, Blonde, Gruberger, Bloomgarden, Bray, Dagogo-Jack, Davidson, et al., 2011), but few validated lifestyle interventions are available.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > THE ORBIT MODEL FOR BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT > Previous Efforts to Define a Process for Behavioral Intervention Development
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- Not checked yetcites Handelsman, Mechanick, Blonde, Gruberger, Bloomgarden, Bray, Dagogo-Jack, Davidson, et al., 2011
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“Coller (2008) has observed that one of the key skills necessary for a successful translational effort is the ability to articulate a health need or clinical question requiring a solution “with the precision of a basic science hypothesis.””
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > THE ORBIT MODEL FOR BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT > Previous Efforts to Define a Process for Behavioral Intervention Development
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- Not checked yetcites Coller (2008)
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“It begins with preclinical basic science studies in animal or in vitro models to understand the disease process. Phase I and II studies turn to humans and focus on small numbers of highly-selected subjects. Phase I “dose-finding” studies determine the maximally tolerated dose of a candidate drug, while Phase II studies determine the impact of this maximally tolerated dose on significant biologic”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > THE ORBIT MODEL FOR BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT > The Process of Drug Development
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- Not checked yetcites Friedman, Furburg, & DeMets, 1998
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“However, if they are conceptualized as crucial steps in a program of research that is directed toward efficacy and effectiveness trials to answer pressing clinical problems, their value becomes more apparent.”
§ From Ideas to Efficacy: The ORBIT Model for Developing Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Diseases > SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
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- Rests on an assumption: Small early phase studies run the risk of being judged not very important.
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Applying bench findings to the bedside (Translation I research) is rare in behavioral science.
“Translation I research in which “bench” findings are applied to the “bedside” is uncommon in the behavioral arena.”
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Knowledge about fundamental human processes is not being optimally used for pressing behavioral health problems.
“Advances in understanding fundamental human processes such as motivation, emotion, cognition, self-regulation, decision-making, stress, and social networks are not being optimally applied to pressing behavioral health problems.”
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Promising behavioral treatments in development are often abandoned instead of refined when they fail early tests.
“Promising behavioral treatments “in the pipeline” are often abandoned, rather than refined, if they fail early tests.”
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Some treatments that succeed in early studies are not advanced to Phase III efficacy trials, while others enter Phase III prematurely without sufficient early-phase development.
“In some cases, treatments that achieve success in early studies are not pushed toward rigorous testing in Phase III efficacy trials, while others are tested in Phase III trials prematurely, without undergoing adequate development and refinement in early-phase studies.”
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Behavioral treatments for physical health outcomes lack governmental regulation and a widely accepted development process.
“Since the development of behavioral treatments that target physical health outcomes has not been regulated by any governmental agency, it has not been guided by any widely recognized and agreed-upon process.”
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No established pathway currently exists to translate basic behavioral science discoveries into treatments ready for Phase III efficacy testing.
“Findings from basic behavioral and social science research hold great promise for addressing behaviorally-based clinical health problems, yet there is currently no established pathway for translating fundamental behavioral science discoveries into health-related treatments ready for Phase III efficacy testing.”
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Research efficiency and quality are enhanced when a collaborative team of investigators integrates diverse studies into a chain of evidence justifying a Phase III trial.
“An essential assumption of the ORBIT model is that research efficiency and quality are enhanced when a collaborative team of investigators works to integrate diverse studies into a chain of evidence that justifies a Phase III trial.”
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Few validated lifestyle interventions are available for insulin resistant patients.
“Clinical guidelines promote lifestyle change as the first step in treatment of insulin resistant patients (Handelsman, Mechanick, Blonde, Gruberger, Bloomgarden, Bray, Dagogo-Jack, Davidson, et al., 2011), but few validated lifestyle interventions are available.”
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All elements needed to go from ideas to an efficacy trial currently exist, but the pathway for doing so is not well-defined.
“Currently, all of the elements needed to go from ideas to the efficacy trial exist, but the pathway for doing so is not well-defined.”
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Most behavioral treatments are currently tested using randomized designs with attention control groups, fixed protocols, and blinding to outcomes until follow-up is complete.
“Currently, most behavioral treatments are tested in the same way using randomized designs with attention control groups, fixed protocols, and blinding to outcomes until follow-up is complete.”
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Demand is growing for primary and secondary prevention strategies that can reduce the burden of costly chronic diseases which primarily have behavioral causes.
“Currently, a window of opportunity exists in which demand is growing for primary and secondary prevention strategies that can reduce the burden of costly chronic diseases which primarily have behavioral causes.”
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Small early phase studies run the risk of being judged not very important.
“Small, early phase studies run the risk of being judged to be not very important.”
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“As a result we opted to rooted our analysis in behavioural science terminology as other work has suggested that this approach can help facilitate relevant understanding and application within the field of behavioural science [63].”
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“The ORBIT model was first introduced in 2015 and provides a progressive and iterative approach for developing and testing new interventions.”
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“A key difference of the ORBIT model versus other approaches is its focus on using small, fluid, and cost-effective formative studies to develop and refine interventions ahead of launching expensive efficacy trials [13].”
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“The ORBIT model defines four phases of treatment development.”
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“Per the ORBIT model, evidence of achieving these milestones indicate a treatment may be appropriate for Phase 2 proof of concept or randomized pilot testing. [13]”
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“Some potential strengths of this study include our use of the ORBIT model for behavioral intervention development to standardize study methods and help refine the intervention [13]”
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Bohlen, L. C., Oselinsky, K. M., Vornlocher, C., Lee, H., Michels, E., DUNSIGER, S. I., Bock, B. C., Kahler, C. W., & Williams, D. M. (2025) · Annals of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1093/abm/kaaf004 · Cited by 1
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Wang, T., Downes, M., Byrnes, J., & Scuffham, P. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108677318.026 · Cited by 1
Chesnut, R. P., Rudy, T. L., Welsh, J. A., & Perkins, D. F. (2021) · Military Behavioral Health · doi:10.1080/21635781.2021.1977203 · Cited by 1
“This study served as a resource-efficient way for determining if further, more rigorous research on the program is warranted (Czajkowski et al., 2015).”
MethodNicoletti, A. E., Tonelli, M., Purin, B., & Rizzi, S. (2026) · Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.3390/bs16040585 · Cited by 1
Bonanno, M., Desjardins, L., Lugasi, T., Carrier, J., Labonté, N., Sultan, S., Coltin, H., Perrault, S., Provost, C., Laverdière, C., et al. (2024) · Pilot and Feasibility Studies · doi:10.1186/s40814-023-01437-5 · Cited by 1
“Consistent with a model for developing behavior treatments for chronic diseases [31], we will pursue the following aims in the assessment of the pilot targeted transition workshops for PBTS:”
MethodMoore, K. S., Burbach, K., & Hanson‐Abromeit, D. (2025) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2025.1568789 · Cited by 6
O’Neill, A. S. (2022) · PDXScholar (Portland State University) · doi:10.15760/etd.7863 · Cited by 2
Hyland, K. A., Neacsiu, A. D., Fisher, H. M., Cowperthwait, C. M., Chou, N., Stinchcombe, T. E., Oeffinger, K. C., Porter, L. S., Dorfman, C. S., Keefe, F. J., et al. (2025) · Psycho-Oncology · doi:10.1002/pon.70357 · Cited by 1
“Therefore, guided by the ORBIT and ADAPT‐ ITT frameworks [24–26], we developed LiveWell, an 8‐session adapted DBT‐ST protocol delivered one‐on‐one via telehealth.”
Chapman, K. L., Caballero-Gonzalez, A. M., Fiechtner, L. G., Taveras, E. M., & Wu, A. J. (2025) · Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · doi:10.1016/j.jand.2025.04.001 · Cited by 1
Morrow, E. L., Nelson, L. A., Duff, M. C., & Mayberry, L. S. (2026) · Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation · doi:10.1097/htr.0000000000001147 · Cited by 2
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Huffman, J. C., Healy, B. C., Jacobson, L. H., Harnedy, L. E., Bell, M., Carrillo, A., & Celano, C. M. (2023) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-023-05267-9 · Cited by 1
Strack, R. W., Orsini, M. M., Ewald, D. R., & Scheier, L. M. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108632591.019
Online Sexual Interventions for Enriching Couples’ Sex Lives: A Narrative Review
Huang, S., Santtila, P. O., Angelone, D. J., & Jones, M. C. (2026) · Current Sexual Health Reports · doi:10.1007/s11930-026-00430-2
“Further, some interventions that demonstrate statistical significance in RCTs do not demonstrate clinically significant effects and thus fail to benefit those who are in need of treatment [ 80].”
Choi, S. J. S., Newman, M. W., & Klasnja, P. (2026) · doi:10.2196/preprints.100289
Fladeboe, K., Fredman, G., Maurer, S. H., Zhou, C., Bradford, M. C., Yi‐Frazier, J. P., Salsman, J. M., Baker, K. S., Mack, M. C., Taylor, M., et al. (2026) · Pilot and Feasibility Studies · doi:10.1186/s40814-026-01775-0
“ORBIT is a flexible, progressive model for translating basic social sciences research to health-related behavioral treatments, with phases ranging from initial design to effectiveness testing [49].”
Nickels, E. M. (2019) · Cardinal Scholar (Ball State University)
Hoplock, L. B., Lobchuk, M., Strachan, S. M., Halas, G., Olfert, C., Webber, S. C., & Parsons, J. L. (2024) · Pilot and Feasibility Studies · doi:10.1186/s40814-024-01547-8
“We draw upon the ORBIT model [28], to situate the present research within our larger intervention development efforts.”
MethodDiefenbach, M. A., Marziliano, A. M., Tagai, E. K., Pfister, H., Lapitan, E., Hall, S. J., Vira, M. A., Ibrahim, S. A., Aibel, K. R., Kutikov, A., et al. (2023) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/46552 · Cited by 3
“Although not the focus of this manuscript, the development of Healium was guided by the ORBIT (Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials) model [18], which emphasizes flexible yet progressive program development steps, following prespecified clinically significant milestones, including…”
Wooten, S., Catley, D., Miller, M. K., Wilson, K. M., Richter, K. P., & Masonbrink, A. R. (2024) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4474076/v1
Salvatore, G. M., Benasi, G., Harsora, R., Butryn, M. L., Mogle, J. A., & Arigo, D. (2026) · Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1080/21642850.2026.2706211
“Additionally, this work is guided by Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1986) and the ORBIT Model of Intervention Development (Czajkowski et al., 2015).”
Pardini, S., Gios, L., Dianti, M., Genovese, A., Lamon, M., Marcon, J., Forti, S., & Mayora, O. (2025) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098051
“A convenience sample of 20 participants, stratified based on varying levels of cognitive functioning impairment, 31 will be recruited from the Azienda Pubblica di Servizi alla Persona ‘Margherita Grazioli’ in Povo, Trento (APSP ‘Grazioli’; Public Agency for Personal Services, a residential, long-term, sociohealthcare…”
InfluentialKavanagh, A., Hopmans, R., Gordon, C., Roberts, G., Palmer, L., Lai, C.-E., Catlin, A., Smith, R., Collings, M., DeGaris, J. S., et al. (2025) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0324468
“It is unlikely one approach is ‘right’ or ‘wrong’, acknowledged by the authors themselves [38], however differences in final outcomes based on the underlying approach are plausible on this basis.”
Powell, L. H., Kaufmann, P. G., & Freedland, K. E. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-39330-4_6
Self-citationRandomized Controlled Trials in Social Work
Solomon, P., Zhang, A., & Tham, S. S. (2025) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/obo/9780195389678-0341
Halicki‐Asakawa, A., Gerlof, J., Mayzes‐Kotulla, E., & Libben, M. R. (2025) · International Journal of Eating Disorders · doi:10.1002/eat.24561
“…many lack validated techniques, are rarely used, and do not meet users' emotional or contextual needs (Linardon et al. 2023; Wasil et al. 2021), reflecting premature implementation with insufficient attention to feasibility and user context (Czajkowski et al. 2015; Schueller et al. 2018).”
Sexual health and REhabilitation online (SHAREonline): study protocol of an optimisation trial
Miklos, E. M., Recklitis, C. J., Reese, J. B., Medeiros-Nancarrow, C., & Bober, S. L. (2026) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111471
“Following the Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials (ORBIT) model for the systematic development evaluation and optimisation of behavioural health interventions, 22 SHAREonline builds on our previous work developing a theory-driven sexual health intervention.”
Burkart, S. A., Adams, E. L., Beets, M. W., Plenzler, O., Mikes, M., White, C. R., Randolph, G. A. T., Savidge, M., Pfledderer, C. D., Armstrong, B., et al. (2026) · Sleep Health · doi:10.1016/j.sleh.2026.07.001
Hay, J. L., Kiviniemi, M. T., Orom, H., Waters, E. A., Allard, N. C., Ray, A. E., Farkouh, E. K., Cano, V., Camille, P., Holland, S. M., et al. (2025) · Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention · doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-25-1206
Hayes, J. F., LaRose, J. G., Derrick, A., Dugas, N., Fu, E., Elwy, A. R., & Wing, R. R. (2026) · Translational Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1093/tbm/ibag044
Enhancing Pediatric Tube Weaning with Remote Patient Monitoring: A Pilot Quasi-Experimental Study
(2026) · doi:10.3390/nu18060987
“The next step, in line with the ORBIT model for clinical trial development [20], will be a prospective, randomized clinical trial of RPM compared to the outpatient standard of care, with long-term follow-up.”
(2020) · doi:10.1164/rccm.202004-0888le
“These suggested steps for behavioral intervention development ensure that the treatment package includes essential components offered in an efficient way and, importantly, helps to ensure a clinically significant effect on the behavioral risk factor (5).”
InfluentialThe development and evaluation of a mHealth nutrition education intervention
Brown, J. M. (2019) · e-scholar@UOIT (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
Azizoddin, D. R., DeForge, S. M., Edwards, R. R., Baltazar, A. R., Schreiber, K. L., Allsop, M. J., Banson, J., Oseuguera, G., Businelle, M. S., Tulsky, J. A., et al. (2024) · JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics · doi:10.1200/cci.24.00111
“In line with phase Ia (design — de fi ne) in the ORBIT model of behavioral intervention development 42 and building off of our previous work, 25 we present a blueprint for developing a serious game using cross-disciplinary collaboration for future researchers and clinicians.”
Meyer, M., Carter, J., Woodworth, E. C., Miller, B., Vanderkruik, R. C., Lopez, N. V., & Papini, N. M. (2026) · Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2026.05.018
Winning, A. M., & Holmbeck, G. N. (2021) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsab036
Behavioral medicine, cancer control, and NCI: reflections on a fruitful past and auspicious future
Klein, W. M. P. (2021) · Translational Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1093/tbm/ibab131 · Cited by 1
Barbershop-based lung health navigation for Black men: A feasibility study
Matthews, A. K., Inwanna, S., Jeremiah, R. D., Morris, G., Negrete, M. A., & Kim, S. J. (2026) · Preventive Medicine Reports · doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103586
“This study followed the Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials (ORBIT) model for developing behavioral treatments (Czajkowski et al., 2015).”
Aupperle, R. L., & Berg, H. E. (2024) · Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging · doi:10.1016/j.bpsc.2023.11.006
Subhi, H., Hijazi, R., Abu‐Gazala, M., Mahajna, H., Elazary, R., & Ben‐Porat, T. (2026) · Obesity Surgery · doi:10.1007/s11695-026-08941-6
Hohl, S. D. (2019) · ResearchWorks at the University of Washington (University of Washington)
deJonge, M. L., Nesbitt, A. E., Darnell, S. C., Hamza, C. A., & Sabiston, C. M. (2026) · JMIR Mental Health · doi:10.2196/92076
“Guided by the Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials model [47], adaptations have been made to support scale-up and broader implementation of the program across 3 data collection phases (Table 1).”
Hofer, D. P., Haag, D., Islambouli, R., & Smeddinck, J. D. (2026) · Mensch und Computer (MuC) · doi:10.1145/3820253.3820280
“Within the MOST [11] and ORBIT [14] frameworks, personality-informed generation represents a component whose contribution through immediate versus cumulative mechanisms can be isolated.”
Takemura, N., Li, A. C., & Applebaum, A. J. (2026) · Supportive Care in Cancer · doi:10.1007/s00520-026-10938-x
“The ORBIT model for behavioural treatment development guided the refinement, optimisation and future efficacy testing of MCP-C [26].”
Web-based psychoeducational intervention for bereaved parents
Grossoehme, D. H., Friebert, S. E., Hendricks‐Ferguson, V. L., Jenkins, R., Richner, G. J., Carst, N., Schmidt, S., Duellman, L., Schoemann, A. M., & Dias, N. (2025) · International Journal of Palliative Nursing · doi:10.12968/ijpn.2023.0057
Levels of Analysis and Etiology
(2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108632591.014
Ashdown‐Franks, G. (2018) · TSpace (University of Toronto)
Schaffer, K. M., Evans, W. S., Wauters, L., Dutcher, C. D., Philburn, C., & Henry, M. L. (2026) · Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research · doi:10.1044/2026_jslhr-25-00390
Conversation cards for pregnancy: a protocol for a multi-method study
Alberga, A. S., Forouhar, V., Lurye, V., Adamo, K. B., Avery, S., Ball, G. D. C., Farnesi, B., Gaudet, L., Nagpal, T. S., Piccinini‐Vallis, H., et al. (2026) · Pilot and Feasibility Studies · doi:10.1186/s40814-026-01793-y
“The methods of the two steps are guided by the Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trial (ORBIT) model [42], with a focus on Phase Ia) Define (Step 1 of this project), and Phase Ib) Refine (Step 2 of this project), of the ORBIT model.”
InfluentialA Remote Physical Activity Intervention Tailored to Rural Men: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Gallagher, J. B., Bayman, E. O., Cadmus‐Bertram, L., Jenkins, N. D. M., Pearlman, A. M., Whitaker, K. M., & Carr, L. J. (2025) · Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine · doi:10.1249/tjx.0000000000000288
“The ORBIT model uses terminology from clinical trials to define specific benchmarks for the design of behavior-change interventions (21).”
InfluentialClinical and Research Methods in the Addictions
Sussman, S. Y. (2020) · Cambridge University Press eBooks · doi:10.1017/9781108632591.008
Reading, J. M., Crane, M. M., Guan, J., Jackman, R., Thomson, M. D., & LaRose, J. G. (2024) · JMIR Formative Research · doi:10.2196/53841 · Cited by 1
“Guidelines for behavioral intervention development are outlined in the Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials (ORBIT) model and recommend using an iterative process to reach optimal treatment outcomes for the target population [19].”
MethodYu, J. A., Thompkins, J. D., Friebert, S. E., Grossoehme, D. H., Baker, J. N., Gordish‐Dressman, H., & Lyon, M. E. (2026) · Contemporary Clinical Trials · doi:10.1016/j.cct.2026.108430
Wu, I. H. C., Nguyen, N., Balachandran, D. D., Cohen, L., Li, Y., & McNeill, L. (2026) · Annals of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1093/abm/kaag064
Meyer, J. D., Smith, S. L., Gidley, J. M., Molina, A., Churchill, S. L., Kelly, S. J. E., Lansing, J. E., Wade, N. G., Phillips, A. L., Liu, P., et al. (2025) · Trials · doi:10.1186/s13063-025-09025-z
“Based on the ORBIT model for developing behavioral treatment [21], this phase III confirmatory efficacy trial will test High-Dose vs. SHAM/Low-Dose for treat-ment of MDD.”
Williamson, T. M., Campbell, T. S., Seidel, S., King‐Shier, K. M., Wilton, S. B., Tomfohr‐Madsen, L. M., Aggarwal, S., Arena, R. A., & Rouleau, C. R. (2026) · Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1080/08964289.2026.2641456
Kroshus, E., Kesner, T., Steiner, M. K., Senturia, K., & Rivara, F. P. (2024) · Annals of Behavioral Medicine · doi:10.1093/abm/kaae039
Sedentary behaviors in the context of metabolic and bariatric surgery: a scoping review
Hussien, J., Lagacé, J., Chaput, J., Bond, D. S., Herring, L. Y., Sherifali, D., Patton, I. T., & Baillot, A. (2026) · Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases · doi:10.1016/j.soard.2026.06.017
Saletsky, L., Liska, T. M., Osborne, M., Michalovic, E., Jensen, D., Pastore, O. L., & Sweet, S. N. (2026) · International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology · doi:10.1080/1612197x.2026.2645200
Reinhard, A.-K., Hauck, S., Lehnert, K., Lehnert, B., Brakemeier, E., & Wurm, S. (2026) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2026-120224
“Following the ORBIT model ('Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials’), 48 the intervention has been developed iteratively.”
Joslin, S., Gulley, L. D., Pyle, L., Clark, E., Tanofsky‐Kraff, M., Nadeau, K. J., Barbour, L. A., Scott, S. M., Sheeder, J. L., & Shomaker, L. B. (2026) · Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology · doi:10.1080/02646838.2026.2694056
Introduction to the Special Issue: Advancing caregiver well-being
Bakula, D. M., Salley, C. G., & Sharkey, C. M. (2025) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsaf115
Sangalli, L., Mirfarsi, S., Mimms, C., & Prodoehl, J. (2026) · Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology · doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2026.06.013
Applying Spiritual AIM With Pediatric Cancer Patients and Families: A Composite Case Report
Sheldon, W., Berning, J. N., Springer, M., et al. (2026) · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management · doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.07.006
Friedman, D., Quittner, A. L., Bruce, A. S., Smith, B. A., He, J., Chaudhary, N., Boutwell, A., Wei, R., Mullen, T. M. D., Roach, C. M., et al. (2026) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsag006
Newton, E., Copello, A. G., Rolfe, A., Edwards, K., Moonakova, S., Kaufman, A., Yagnik, R., James, O., Leadbitter, A., & Matharu, G. (2025) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1418994 · Cited by 1
James, M. E. (2019) · TSpace (University of Toronto)
Karvonen, K. A., McDougall, J. A., Carosso, E. A., Burrows, T., Mecham, S. H., Di, C., Hohl, S. D., Stohr, E. A., Devine, A., Linden, H., et al. (2026) · Frontiers in Cancer Control and Society · doi:10.3389/fcacs.2026.1794900
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Metadata
- Authors
- Czajkowski, S. M., Powell, L. H., Adler, N., Naar-King, S., Reynolds, K. D., Hunter, C. M., Laraia, B., Olster, D. H., Perna, F. M., Peterson, J. C., Epel, E., Boyington, J. E., & Charlson, M. E.
- Affiliations
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Claremont Graduate University (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 2015-10
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 971-982
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- PMC
- PMC4522392
- OpenAlex
- W1985326609
- Cited by
- 1,161
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
- 2026: 118 · 2025: 152 · 2024: 158 · 2023: 142 · 2022: 116 · 2021: 119 · 2020: 191 · 2019: 69 · 2018: 48 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 4
- FWCI
- 50.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Scholarship @ Claremont (The Claremont Colleges) (submittedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging
- American Federation for Aging Research
- John A. Hartford Foundation
- Atlantic Philanthropies (K23AG042869)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Keywords
- ORBIT model, chronic disease prevention, chronic disease treatment
- MeSH terms
- Behavior Therapy, Chronic Disease, Humans, Biomedical Research
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