People regulating themselves to achieve weight loss (Prevail Trial)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14148239
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Oxford / Clinical Trials and Research Governance (CTRG)

Brief Summary

2019 protocol in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31818839/ (added 22/10/2020) 2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32489005/ (added 03/11/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-12-13
• Study Completion: 2019-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 16 November 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study
2. Aged 18 years or above
3. Body Mass Index =30 kg/m2
4. Ownership of an Apple or Android smartphone

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to understand English
2. Measures body weight more than once a week
3. Currently or recently (within 3 months of study entry) attended a weight management programme or currently participating in another weight loss study
4. Lost more than 5% of current body weight in the last six months
5. Had bariatric surgery, or scheduled for bariatric surgery
6. Pregnant, or planning to become pregnant during the course of the study
7. Have an electronic medical implant, such as a pacemaker
8. Have ever had or been diagnosed with an eating disorder
9. Patients that the GP judges not able to meet the demands of either treatment programme or measurement schedule. This may include severe medical problems not listed above or severe psychiatric problems including substance misuse that make following the treatment programme or adhering to the protocol unlikely

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified