Optimization of Dietary Adherence in a Mobile Weight Loss Intervention
Optimizing Dietary Adherence in a Mobile Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Adults
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
The goal of this study is to test multiple individual treatment components added to a 6-month standard mobile behavioral weight loss program that are intended to help participants follow dietary recommendations and meet their dietary goals more often. The four components to be studied include switching dietary tracking methods, receiving access to a goal planning tool, receiving additional personalized text messages, and receiving three sessions with a health coach. The study will identify the best combination of these additional treatments for improving total number of weeks in the program that participants meet their dietary goals.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * BMI 25-50 kg/m2 at baseline * Own a smartphone with an active data and text messaging plan * English-speaking and writing * Willing to be randomized to any of the additional treatment components Exclusion Criteria: * Lost 5% or more of body weight (and kept it off) in the last 3 months * Past diagnosis of or receiving treatment for a clinically diagnosed eating disorder (anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa) * Current symptoms of alcohol or substance dependence * Currently pregnant, pregnant within the past 6 months, currently breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant within the next 6 months * Untreated thyroid disease or any changes (type or dose) in thyroid medication in the last 6 months * Hospitalization for depression or other psychiatric disorders within the past 12 months * History of psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder * Currently participating in a weight loss, nutrition, or physical activity study or program or other study that would interfere with this study * Currently using prescription medications with known effects on appetite or weight (e.g., oral steroids, weight loss medications), except individuals on a stable dose of SSRIs for 3 months * Current use of bone acting medications (e.g., raloxifene, calcitonin, parathyroid hormone during the past year, PTH-analogues \[e.g., teriparatide, abaloparatide\], sclerostin inhibitors (romosozumbab), RANK ligand inhibitors (denosumab) or bisphosphonates during the last two years * Report a heart condition, chest pain during periods of activity or rest, or loss of consciousness on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q; items 1-4) * Report a health condition for which the program's dietary and physical activity recommendations would be unsafe, including hospitalization for heart failure, myocardial infarction or stroke in the past year, chronic kidney disease stage IV or V, liver failure or cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on oxygen or requiring steroids, osteoporosis on medication, sarcopenia, history of fragility fractures, or dementia * Other health problems that may influence the ability to walk for physical activity or be associated with unintentional weight change, including current cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment within the past 5 years or tuberculosis * Previous surgical procedure for weight loss or planned weight loss surgery in the next year * Another member of the household is a participant or staff member on this trial * Ability to provide consent (4 items adapted from the UBACC \[University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent\]) * Reason to suspect that the participant would not adhere to the study intervention * Does not live in the United States * Cannot have participated in a research study conducted by UNC Weight Research Program in the past 2 years Individuals endorsing joint problems, current treatment for hypertension or hyperlipidemia, or osteoporosis diagnosis not on medication will be required to obtain written physician consent to participate.
Study sites (1)
NC
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC 27514Karen E Hatley, MPH · Study contact · 919-966-5852 ext. 2 · keericks@email.unc.eduBrooke T Nezami, PhD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Chapel Hill