Charge: A Text Messaging-based Weight Loss Intervention
Weight Loss, Obesity

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Weight Loss focused on measuring text message, digital health, weight loss, personalized
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- males and females aged 18-65 years
- participants have English language proficiency
- participants have a BMI between 25-40 kg/m2
- Participants will own a smartphone
- Participants will be willing to receive multiple text messages daily.
Exclusion Criteria:
- prior or planned bariatric surgery
- psychiatric hospitalization in past 12 months
- pregnancy, nursing, or planned pregnancy
- history of a cardiovascular event
- history of an eating disorder
- history of a condition (e.g., end stage renal disease, cancer, schizophrenia) or use of medications (e.g., lithium, steroids, anti-psychotics) that would affect weight measurement, for which weight loss is contraindicated, or might promote weight change
- current participation in a weight loss trial and/or recent weight loss > 10%
- investigator discretion for safety reasons
Sites / Locations
- Duke University
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Arm 1: WT-SM-OR-SS-CS
Arm 2: WT-SM-OR-SS-CG
Arm 3: WT-SM-OR-SF-CS
Arm 4: WT-SM-OR-SF-CG
Arm 5: WT-SM-MR-SS-CS
Arm 6: WT-SM-MR-SS-CG
Arm 7: WT-SM-MR-SF-CS
Arm 8: WT-SM-MR-SF-CG
Arm 9: WT-EM-OR-SS-CS
Arm 10: WT-EM-OR-SS-CG
Arm 11: WT-EM-OR-SF-CS
Arm 12: WT-EM-OR-SF-CG
Arm 13: WT-EM-MR-SS-CS
Arm 14: WT-EM-MR-SS-CG
Arm 15: WT-EM-MR-SF-CS
Arm 16: WT-EM-MR-SF-CG
Arm 17: DT-SM-OR-SS-CS
Arm 18: DT-SM-OR-SS-CG
Arm 19: DT-SM-OR-SF-CS
Arm 20: DT-SM-OR-SF-CG
Arm 21: DT-SM-MR-SS-CS
Arm 22: DT-SM-MR-SS-CG
Arm 23: DT-SM-MR-SF-CS
Arm 24: DT-SM-MR-SF-CG
Arm 25: DT-EM-OR-SS-CS
Arm 26: DT-EM-OR-SS-CG
Arm 27: DT-EM-OR-SF-CS
Arm 28: DT-EM-OR-SF-CG
Arm 29: DT-EM-MR-SS-CS
Arm 30: DT-EM-MR-SS-CG
Arm 31: DT-EM-MR-GF-CS
Arm 32: DT-EM-MR-GF-CG
Charge: weekly tracking, self-generated motivational messages, one reminder, summary score, compare to self
Charge: weekly tracking, self-generated motivational messages, one reminder, summary score, compare to group
Charge: weekly tracking, self-generated motivational messages, one reminder, specific goal feedback, compare to self
Charge: weekly tracking, self-generated motivational messages, one reminder, specific goal feedback, compare to group
Charge: weekly tracking, self-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, summary score, compare to self.
Charge: weekly tracking, self-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, summary score, compare to group.
Charge: weekly tracking, self-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, specific feedback, compare to self
Charge: weekly tracking, self-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, specific feedback, compare to group
Charge: weekly tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, one reminder, summary score, compare to self
Charge: weekly tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, one reminder, summary score, compare to group
Charge: weekly tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, one reminder, specific goal feedback, compare to self
Charge: weekly tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, one reminder, specific goal feedback, compare to group.
Charge: weekly tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, summary score, compare to self
Charge: weekly tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders,summary score, compare to group
Charge: weekly tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, specific goal feedback, compare to self
Charge: weekly tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, specific goal feedback, compare to group
Charge: daily tracking, self-generated motivational messages, one reminder, summary score, compare to self.
Charge: daily tracking, self-generated motivational messages, one reminder, summary score, compare to group
Charge: daily tracking, self-generated motivational messages, one reminder, specific goal feedback, compare to self.
Charge: daily tracking, self-generated motivational messages, one reminder, specific goal feedback, compare to group
Charge: daily tracking, self-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, summary score, compare to self
Charge: daily tracking, self-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, summary score, compare to group.
Charge: daily tracking, self-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, specific goal feedback, compare to self.
Charge: daily tracking, self-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, specific goal feedback, compare to group
Charge: daily tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, one reminder, summary score, compare to self
Charge: daily tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, one reminder, summary score, compare to group
Charge: daily tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, one reminder, specific goal feedback, compare to self
Charge: daily tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, one reminder, specific goal feedback, compare to group
Charge: daily tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, summary score, compare to self
Charge: daily tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, summary score, compare to group
Charge: daily tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, specific goal feedback, compare to self
Charge: daily tracking, expert-generated motivational messages, multiple reminders, specific goal feedback, compare to group.