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The Social Pounds Off Digitally (Social POD) Study

NCT02344836 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 57

Last updated 2015-06-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Smartphones have the capability to monitor health-related behaviors (exercise, diet, etc.) and provide social support which has the potential to play a powerful role in health promotion. The objective of this study is to refine and pilot test the Social POD app for personalized health monitoring and interaction founded on a combination of social networks, recommender systems, motivational research, and health behavior theory. The aim of our proposed project is to conduct a 3-month pilot RCT among overweight and obese adults (N=150) comparing a theory-based podcast (TBP) plus self-monitoring using a commercially-available calorie and weight tracking app (current most popular diet self-monitoring method) versus TBP plus self-monitoring and social support/incentive points for participating with the Social POD app (TBP+Social POD).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Podcast + mobile diet app

Use of a mobile app to track behaviors related to weight loss as well as receive study-related weight loss information via podcast.

BEHAVIORAL

Podcast + theory-based mobile diet app

Use of a theory-based mobile app to track behaviors related to weight loss as well as receive study-related weight loss information via podcast.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of South Carolina

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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