mHealth Messages to Sustain Recent Weight Loss - Phase 2

• Sponsor: Duke University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT02279017
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 100
• Location: 1
• Arm: 1
• Actual Duration (Months): 27
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 3.7

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

To assess the feasibility to translate an automated weight loss message intervention to a weight loss clinic population.

Aim 1: To assess feasibility of translating the intervention in a clinic for patients who recently completed a structured weight loss program.

Aim 2: To assess the ability to capture a trajectory of self-reported weight over 6 months through an automated intervention.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Weight Loss	Behavioral: mHealth Texting for Weight Loss	N/A

Detailed Description

The investigators will recruit 100 participants who are clients at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center. At baseline the investigators will collect demographic information such as, their age, weight, education. When participants complete their respective program at the DFC they will receive a daily weight loss sustaining text message at 8:00 A.M. for 60 days. Participants will also receive weekly messages for 6 months asking them to self-report their weight. Thereafter, they will receive an automated message monthly for 18 months asking them to self-report their weight.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 100 participants
• Allocation: N/A
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Official Title: Mobile Health Messages to Sustain Recent Weight Loss - Phase 2
• Actual Study Start Date: Oct 1, 2014
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Jan 1, 2017
• Actual Study Completion Date: Jan 1, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Other: Weight Loss We will send the study participate a daily text message for 2 months to their phone at 8 A.M. and a weekly text message for 6 months asking them to report their weight through a 2-question online survey. After that, a monthly text message for 18 months asking them to report their weight.	Behavioral: mHealth Texting for Weight Loss

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Subject's weight loss [2 years]

   The study is being done to asses the ability to translate an automated weight loss message intervention to a weight loss clinic population.

2. Percentage of subjects who self-report weight to the clinic [2 years]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 100 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• A client of Duke diet and Fitness Center (DFC)

• Are able to speak and read English

• Should complete a diet and fitness program at the DFC.

• Client should own a mobile smart phone to personally receive text messages.

• Client should have access to a web-based survey to self-report their weight.

Exclusion Criteria:

• No exclusions

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Duke University Medical Center, Diet and Fitness Center	Durham	North Carolina	United States	27710

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Duke University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Ryan Shaw, RN, Phd, Duke University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Duke University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02279017
• Other Study ID Numbers: Pro00057562
• First Posted: Oct 30, 2014
• Last Update Posted: Jan 26, 2017
• Last Verified: Mar 1, 2016

• Keywords provided by Duke University: Mobile Technology; Diet and Fitness
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Body Weight; Weight Loss

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 26, 2017