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Digital Health Weight Management for Obesity

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Recruiting

Led By Lisa Quintiliani, PhD

Research Sponsored by Tufts Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Able to read and speak in English or Spanish

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 6-month follow up, 12-month follow up

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test if a weight management intervention consisting of text messages and monthly phone counseling will be more effective in promoting weight loss than text messages alone or no intervention.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Boston public housing residents who are not in a weight loss program, don't have certain mental health conditions untreated by medication, aren't pregnant, and have no medical issues preventing exercise. Participants must be able to text and wear an activity tracker.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a weight management intervention comparing three groups: one using mobile health (mHealth) tech, another adding Community Health Worker support to mHealth, and a control group. It aims to see if the combined approach is more effective.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves lifestyle changes rather than medication, side effects may include typical reactions to increased physical activity or dietary adjustments such as muscle soreness or digestive changes.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I can read and speak English or Spanish.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 6-month follow up, 12-month follow up

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 6-month follow up, 12-month follow up

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 6-month follow up, 12-month follow up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in Weight at 12-month follow up

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Weight at 6-month follow up

Diet behavior

Physical activity behavior

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Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: mHealth+Community Health Worker (CHW) supportExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

same as mHealth group + monthly behavioral phone counseling by a CHW

Group II: mHealth GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

12 month text messaging program about diet and physical activity behavioral goals

Group III: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention

Assessments only

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

mHealth

2014

Completed Phase 3

~1660

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Tufts Medical CenterLead Sponsor

256 Previous Clinical Trials

255,419 Total Patients Enrolled

6 Trials studying Obesity

4,696 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

Boston Medical CenterLead Sponsor

384 Previous Clinical Trials

871,282 Total Patients Enrolled

15 Trials studying Obesity

67,076 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

National Institutes of Health (NIH)NIH

2,701 Previous Clinical Trials

7,506,528 Total Patients Enrolled

103 Trials studying Obesity

25,508 Patients Enrolled for Obesity

Media Library

CHW support Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04852042 — N/A

Obesity Research Study Groups: mHealth Group, mHealth+Community Health Worker (CHW) support, Control group

Obesity Clinical Trial 2023: CHW support Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04852042 — N/A

CHW support 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04852042 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any vacancies available for participants in the study?

"That is accurate. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial launched on September 28th 2021 and actively seeks 515 participants from 1 site for its research objectives."

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What is the upper limit for participants in this clinical trial?

"Affirmative. According to the information found on clinicaltrials.gov, this study is now searching for candidates and was first posted on September 28th 2021 with its last amendment occuring at the end of September 2022. 515 patients across a single site need to be enrolled in order for the trial to continue."

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