The Social Pounds Off Digitally (Social POD) Study
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Obesity
In brief
Smartphones have the capability to monitor health-related behaviors (exercise, diet, etc.) and provide social support which has the potential to play a powerful role in health promotion. The objective of this study is to refine and pilot test the Social POD app for personalized health monitoring and interaction founded on a combination of social networks, recommender systems, motivational research, and health behavior theory. The aim of our proposed project is to conduct a 3-month pilot RCT among overweight and obese adults (N=150) comparing a theory-based podcast (TBP) plus self-monitoring using a commercially-available calorie and weight tracking app (current most popular diet self-monitoring method) versus TBP plus self-monitoring and social support/incentive points for participating with the Social POD app (TBP+Social POD).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02344836
- Run by
- University of South Carolina
- People needed
- 57
- Starts
- 2015-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-06-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Overweight or obese (Body Mass Index between 25 and 49.9 kg/m2)
- Own and Android phone or tablet
You may not qualify if…
- are currently pregnant
- are younger than 18 or older than 65 years of age
- are unable to attend 3 meetings at the University of South Carolina
- don't have access to the Internet and a computer
- don't have access to a scale for self-monitoring weight
- aren't willing to be randomized to one of the two groups
- have a psychiatric disease, drug or alcohol dependency, or uncontrolled thyroid condition
- have a major health condition, such as heart conditions, diabetes, and past incidence of stroke
- have an eating disorder
- currently participating in a weight loss program or taking weight loss medications
Where it is running
- University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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