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

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Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27708