Feasibility Trial of a Problem-Solving Weight Loss Mobile Application
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Obesity, Weight Loss
In brief
The purpose of this research was to develop and test the feasibility of Habit, a weight loss mobile application that was designed to coach patients through their weight loss challenges. In a pilot trial in 43 obese participants, investigators tested the feasibility of the Smart Coach mobile application when paired with a shortened online-delivered (8-week) behavioral weight loss intervention. Feasibility outcomes included frequency and duration of usage of the mobile app and each feature, recruitment, and retention. Post-intervention focus groups discussed the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. The investigators also performed exploratory analyses comparing conditions on problem solving skills and weight loss at 8 and 16 weeks, which will inform a subsequent randomized controlled efficacy trial.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02192905
- Run by
- University of Connecticut
- People needed
- 45
- Starts
- 2015-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-09-28
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
Where it is running
- University of Connecticut — Storrs, Connecticut, United States
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