Sharing Digital Self-Monitoring Data With Others to Enhance Long-Term Weight Loss
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Overweight, Obesity
In brief
Adults attempting weight loss through lifestyle modification (LM) typically find maintenance of behavior change difficult. Outcomes might be improved if participants are provided with sustained sources of accountability and support and ongoing opportunities to reflect with others on goal progress. This study proposes that sharing digital data with other parties has the potential to improve long-term weight loss. The proposed study will enroll adults ("index participants") (N = 320) with overweight/obesity in a 24-month LM program and instruct them to use digital tools for self-monitoring of weight, physical activity, and eating on a daily basis.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05180448
- Run by
- Drexel University
- People needed
- 322
- Starts
- 2022-01-03
- Expected to finish
- 2025-07-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-09-30
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Individuals must be of overweight or obese BMI (27-50 kg/m2)
- Individuals must be adults (aged 18-70)
- Able to engage in physical activity (defined as walking two city blocks without stopping)
- Access and willingness to use a smartphone and internet
- Has one adult friend or family member who indicates willingness to serve in a support role
- Satisfactory completion of all enrollment procedures
- English Speaking
You may not qualify if…
- Medical or psychiatric condition (e.g., cancer, type I diabetes, psychosis, full-threshold eating disorder) that may pose a risk to the participant during intervention or cause a change in weight, or limit ability to comply with the program or participate appropriately in group-based treatment
- Currently pregnant or breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant in the next 24 months
- Use of insulin or a medication that can cause significant change in weight
- History of bariatric surgery
- Weight loss of greater than or equal to 5% in the previous 3 months
- Weight loss of greater than or equal to 10% in the past 3 years that is currently being maintained
Where it is running
- Drexel University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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