FitLink: Improving Weight Loss Maintenance by Using Digital Data to Provide Support and Accountability

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Conditions studied: Obesity, Overweight, Overweight and Obesity, Weight Loss

In brief

Most adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese and find maintenance of weight loss difficult. This study is designed to aid in the development of a lifestyle modification program that can facilitate weight loss maintenance, without requiring long-term visits to a clinic for maintenance treatment.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT03337139
Run by: Drexel University
People needed: 87
Starts: 2017-11-17
Expected to finish: 2019-05-31
Last updated by the study team: 2021-01-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Adults aged 18-70 years with a BMI of 25-45 kg/m2 and weight <160 kg
Access to a smartphone
Satisfactory completion of all enrollment procedures
Ability to engage in physical activity (i.e. can walk at least 2 blocks without stopping for rest)

You may not qualify if…

Medical condition (i.e. acute coronary syndrome, type 1 diabetes, renal failure) or psychiatric condition (i.e. active substance abuse, eating disorder) that may:
Pose a risk to the participant during the intervention
Cause a change in weight
Limit ability to comply with the behavioral recommendations of the program
Pregnant or planning pregnancy in the next 1 year
Planned move out of the Philadelphia area during the data collection period
Use of a pacemaker (incompatible with wireless scale technology)
Recently began or changed the dosage of a medication that can cause significant change in weight
History of bariatric surgery
Weight loss of > 10% in the previous 3 months

Where it is running

Drexel University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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