Design and Implementation of a Randomized Controlled Social and Mobile Weight Loss Trial for Young Adults (Project SMART)
Initiatives
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To describe the theoretical rationale, intervention design, and clinical trial of a two-year weight control intervention for young adults deployed via social and mobile media.
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2013
- Funding
- SMART was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, U01 HL096715 (Clinical Trial Registration Number: #NCT01200459).
Design
- Study design
- Clinical trial cohort
Marker Paper
Patrick K, Marshall SJ, Davila EP, et al. Design and implementation of a randomized controlled social and mobile weight loss trial for young adults (project SMART). Contemp Clin Trials. 2014;37(1):10‐18. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2013.11.001
PUBMED 24215774
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 404
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
overweight or obese college students
A total of 404 overweight or obese college students from three Southern California universities (Mage = 22(± 4) years; MBMI = 29(± 2.8); 70% female) were randomized to participate in the intervention or to receive an informational web-based weight loss program.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Maximum age
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35
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- United States of America
- Territory
- South California
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Other criteria
- Students had to meet the following criteria: Facebook user, owns a personal computer, owns a mobile phone and uses text-messaging, body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 and ≤ 34.9 kg/m2.,
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 404
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
The intervention is based on behavioral theory and integrates intervention elements across multiple touch points, including Facebook, text messaging, smartphone applications, blogs, and e-mail. Participants are encouraged to seek social support among their friends, self-monitor their weight weekly, post their health behaviors on Facebook, and e-mail their weight loss questions/concerns to a health coach.
- Start Date
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2011-05
- End Date
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2013-05
- Data sources
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Mobile data collection
- Smartphone
- Smartphone apps
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Social media
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Mobile data collection