Using Artificial Intelligence to Optimize Delivery of Weight Loss Treatment (ReLearn)
Obesity, Weight Loss
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Obesity focused on measuring Obesity, Weight Loss, Behavioral treatment, Artificial intelligence
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Individuals must be of overweight or obese BMI (27-50 kg/m)
- Individuals must be adults (aged 18-70)
- Able and willing to engage in the remote program
- Able to engage in physical activity (defined as walking two city blocks without stopping)
- Individuals must also provide consent for the research team to contact their personal physician if necessary, to provide clearance or to consult about rapid weight loss
- Access and willingness to use an Apple or Android smartphone
- Satisfactory completion of all enrollment procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
- Medical condition (e.g., cancer, type I diabetes, psychosis, full-threshold eating disorder) that may pose a risk to the participant during intervention or cause a change in weight
- Currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 months
- Recently began or changed the dosage of medication that can cause significant change in weight
- History of bariatric surgery
- Weight loss of > 5% in the previous 3 months
Sites / Locations
- Drexel University Center for Weight, Eating and Lifestyle ScienceRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
BWL-S
BWL-AI
1 year of remote gold standard, small group-based behavioral weight loss treatment with an MS-level clinician.
1 year of remote weight loss treatment made up of a combination of (1) remote small group-based behavioral weight loss sessions, (2) 12-minute individual video calls, (2) automated text messages. An MS-level clinician will deliver the group treatment. Most video calls will be delivered by a paraprofessional coach, but some by an MS-level clinician. Each week the AI system will select one of the interventions for each participant based on which treatment the participant has responded to the best, within certain time constraints.