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Building Habits Together Online Weight Loss Program

NCT06154213 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2025-03-30

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Summary

The purpose of this pilot trial is to evaluate the feasibility of a lifestyle intervention where participants will all receive online weight loss counseling delivered via a private Facebook group, but be randomized to the Habit app (developed by the investigators) or MyFitnessPal, a commercial calorie tracking app.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Building Habits Together

Private, hidden Facebook group "Building Habits Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Habit app.

BEHAVIORAL

Getting Healthy Together

Private, hidden Facebook group "Getting Healthy Together" includes 24 weeks on content based on the Diabetes Prevention Program and the MyFitnessPal app.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Connecticut

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sherry Pagoto, PhD · University of Connecticut

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-03
Primary Completion
2023-11-01
Completion
2023-11-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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