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| Name | Class |
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| Queen Margaret University | OTHER |
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This study evaluates the efficacy of a mobile telehealth short message service as a facilitator for weight management. Half of the participants will receive a standard care weight management group intervention, while the other half will receive daily text messages via their mobile phone to help facilitate weight loss. It is hypothesized that the intervention group receiving text messages will be as successful as the control group at achieving weight loss over a 3-month period.
Obesity, a chronic progressive disease, has become a major public health concern due to its increasing prevalence and association with many adverse health conditions including type 2 diabetes, many cancers and heart disease. The number of individuals requiring weight management intervention is increasing necessitating the need to explore other initiatives.
Developments in health technology are growing in popularity and there is increasing evidence that this type of intervention for obesity can significantly improve clinical outcomes. Mobile phones are a popular means of communication that provide a convenient, inexpensive means to deliver a health technology intervention.Short message service (SMS) by mobile phone has the potential to serve as an intervention medium to promote weight loss that is accessible and easy to use.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Message Text Service | Experimental | Participants receive short messages daily via their mobile phone |
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| Standard Weight Management Group | Active Comparator | Participants attend standard group weight management sessions |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Short Message Text Service | Behavioral | A service designed by professionals inside the National Health Service (NHS) to provide support and advice for participants to manage weight loss. It combines the expertise of the healthcare team and the convenience of the participant's own mobile phone to give prompts and advice to act on. It makes use of the familiar and convenient mobile phone text service 'SMS' to communicate directly with participants. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Weight Loss | weight recorded in Kg on a Seca 635 medical digital load cell balance | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Behavioural changes necessary for weight loss | Self reported dietary and physical activity changes using 7-day food and exercise diaries | 3 months |
| Body fat changes | Measured using a medically approved and validated scale: Tanita SC-240MA body composition analyser |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Douglas McBean, PhD | Queen Margaret University | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Elizabeth McAnally | Edinburgh | West Lothian | EH49 6SJ | United Kingdom | ||
| NHS Lothian |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 19141433 | Result | Patrick K, Raab F, Adams MA, Dillon L, Zabinski M, Rock CL, Griswold WG, Norman GJ. A text message-based intervention for weight loss: randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res. 2009 Jan 13;11(1):e1. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1100. |
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| World Health Organisation | View source |
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De-identified participant data for all primary and secondary outcome measures will be made available within 6months of study completion
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| ID | Term |
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| D009765 | Obesity |
| ID | Term |
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| D050177 | Overweight |
| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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| Standard Weight Management Group | Behavioral | A standard Lothian NHS group programme facilitated by a Dietitian |
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| 3 months |
| Body Mass index | calculated using the formula weight in kg divided by height squared in metres | 3 months |
| Height | Height measured using Seca portable stadiometer with a sliding head plate | 3months |
| Edinburgh |
| West Lothian |
| EH54 6PP |
| United Kingdom |
| D001835 |
| Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |