Status:
COMPLETED
Digital Health Weight Management Among Public Housing Residents
Lead Sponsor:
Tufts Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Weight Change, Body
Obesity
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This research will test the efficacy of a weight management intervention through a three-group randomized trial: mHealth only, mHealth+Community Health Worker (CHW) support, versus control group, amon...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Current resident of Boston public housing development
- No plans to move within the next 6 months and no plan on leaving the country for more than 2 months over the next year
- Able to read and speak in English or Spanish
- Has cell phone with a plan that allows for unlimited text messages
- Willing to wear a device to track physical activity during assessment periods
Exclusion
- Currently enrolled in a comprehensive weight loss program or a research study about weight that is incompatible with study participation
- Currently on a medically prescribed diet or fast that is incompatible with study participation
- Currently has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, mania, manic-depressive disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis and is not on any medications to treat the condition
- Precontemplation stage of change for making healthy eating or physical activity changes
- Pregnancy
- Medical contraindications to physical activity. Self-reported presence of any of the following:
- Can not walk without help from someone else
- Regularly needs to use the following special equipment to walk or get around: wheelchair, scooter, walker, or extra oxygen
- Gets short of breath even when using special equipment at a very low level of physical activity such as walking around the home, making a bed, or taking a bath
- Advised by a healthcare professional not to exercise and or if diagnosed with a bone or joint problem, it could get worse.
- Frequently gets pains in the heart or chest
- Had a heart attack in the past 6 months
- Often feels faint or has spells of severe dizziness
- Has very high blood pressure that is often over 175 or the bottom blood pressure number is often over 110
- Has a good physical reason not to follow an activity program even if they wanted to
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 28 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 11 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
316 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04852042
Start Date
September 28 2021
End Date
August 11 2025
Last Update
September 26 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118