NCT05295849: BHT-OWL

Proof-of-Concept Study of an Integrated Mobile and Social Network Weight Loss Intervention

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 26 November 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Building Habits Together Online Weight Loss 6-Week Usability Trial in Obesity in 20 participants. Completed in 31 August 2022.

Timeline

18 July 2022

Primary endpoint
31 August 2022

31 August 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Connecticut
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	20
Start date	18 July 2022
Primary completion	31 August 2022
Estimated completion	31 August 2022
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Building Habits Together Online Weight Loss 6-Week Usability Trial

Conditions studied

• Obesity — all drugs for Obesity →

Sponsor

University of Connecticut

Who can join

Adults 18 to 65, any sex, with Obesity. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Mean Number of Uses of the Temptation Tracker Primary · 2 weeks

Participants were asked to use the temptation tracker on weeks 3 and 4 of the intervention. Uses were extracted from the app's backend server.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	9.5	± 6.3

Mean Number of Slips Reported Primary · 2 weeks

Participants were asked to report whether a temptation led to a slip or if they resisted on weeks 3 and 4 of the intervention. Uses were extracted from the app's backend server.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	4.8	± 3.5

Mean Number of Temptations Resisted Primary · 2 weeks

Participants were asked to report whether a temptation led to a slip or if they resisted on weeks 3 and 4 of the intervention. Uses were extracted from the app's backend server.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	4.7	± 6.1

Mean Number of Exercises Planned Primary · 2 weeks

Participants were asked to plan their exercise in advance on weeks 3 and 4 of the intervention. Uses were extracted from the app's backend server.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	14.0	± 10.5

Mean Number of Total Problems Solved Primary · 2 weeks

Participants were asked to use the app problem solver on weeks 5 and 6 of the intervention. Uses were extracted from the app's backend server.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	2.9	± 2

Mean Number of Diet Problems Solved Primary · 2 weeks

Participants were asked to use the app problem solver on weeks 5 and 6 of the intervention. Uses were extracted from the app's backend server.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	1.9	± 1.5

Mean Number of Exercise Problems Solved Primary · 2 weeks

Participants were asked to use the app problem solver on weeks 5 and 6 of the intervention. Uses were extracted from the app's backend server.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	1.0	± 0.5

Number of Participants Saying They Agree or Strongly Agree They Would Continue to Use the Habit App if Given the Chance Primary · 6 weeks

Participants will rate how much they agree with the statement "I would continue to use the Habit app after the study if given the chance" on 5-point Likert scales.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	11

Number of Participants Saying They Agree or Strongly Agree That They Would Recommend the Habit App to a Friend Primary · 6 weeks

Participants will rate how much they agree with the following statement "I would recommend the Habit app to a friend who is trying to lose weight" on a 5-point Likert scale.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	10

Number of Participants Rating the Temptation and Slip Tracker as Time-consuming Primary · 6 weeks

Participants will rate their agreement with statements about how time-consuming participation in the program and use of each component (temptation/slip tracker, problem solver, etc) is on 5-point Likert scales. This outcome counts number of participants that Strongly Agree or Agree.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	14

Number of Participants Rating the Problem Solver as Time-consuming Primary · 6 weeks

Participants will rate their agreement with statements about how time-consuming participation in the program and use of each component (slip tracker, problem solver, etc) is on 5-point Likert scales. This outcome counts number of participants that Strongly Agree or Agree.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	11

Number of Participants Rating the Exercise Planner as Time-consuming Primary · 6 weeks

Participants will rate their agreement with statements about how time-consuming participation in the program and use of each component (slip tracker, problem solver, etc) is on 5-point Likert scales. This outcome counts number of participants that Strongly Agree or Agree.

Group	Value	95% CI
Habit App	11

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this 6 week single-arm pilot is to evaluate the feasibility of the Habit app plus Facebook group intervention in 20 adults with obesity. Participants will participate in a 6-week version of the intervention which involves receiving a feed based on the Diabetes Prevention Program in a private Facebook group, access to a professional weight loss counselor in the Facebook group, MyFitnessPal, and the Habit app.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.