Status:
COMPLETED
Charge: A Text Messaging-based Weight Loss Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Conditions:
Weight Loss
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates different versions of a text messaging-based app for weight loss. This study will place participants to 1 of 32 experimental conditions that reflect different texting components a...
Detailed Description
Standalone text messaging-based weight loss treatments are scalable and can achieve population reach. However, these interventions are also modular; they can be delivered independently to maximize cos...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- males and females aged 18-65 years
- participants have English language proficiency
- participants have a BMI between 25-40 kg/m2
- Participants will own a smartphone
- Participants will be willing to receive multiple text messages daily.
Exclusion
- prior or planned bariatric surgery
- psychiatric hospitalization in past 12 months
- pregnancy, nursing, or planned pregnancy
- history of a cardiovascular event
- history of an eating disorder
- history of a condition (e.g., end stage renal disease, cancer, schizophrenia) or use of medications (e.g., lithium, steroids, anti-psychotics) that would affect weight measurement, for which weight loss is contraindicated, or might promote weight change
- current participation in a weight loss trial and/or recent weight loss \> 10%
- investigator discretion for safety reasons
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 31 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
534 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03254940
Start Date
January 31 2018
End Date
January 31 2023
Last Update
April 10 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27708