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Digital Health Weight Management Among Public Housing Residents

Digital Health Supported Weight Management Intervention Delivered by Community Health Workers Among Public Housing Residents

NCT04852042•Tufts Medical Center

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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, among residents of Boston's public housing developments. The mHealth group consists of a 1-year text messaging program to promote diet and physical activity behavior changes and the CHW support consists of monthly phone counseling delivered by a CHW to support the text messaging program. Our hypothesis is that the mHealth+CHW group will be more effective in bringing about weight loss compared to mHealth alone or the assessment only control group. The findings are expected to inform future health promotion efforts among residents in public housing developments.

Eligibility

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria

•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 Criteria

•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.
+5 more criteria

Locations (1)

Boston Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Key Dates

Start Date

September 28, 2021

Primary Completion Date

August 7, 2025

Completion Date

August 11, 2025

Last Updated

September 26, 2025

Enrollment

316

ACTUAL participants

Conditions

Weight Change, BodyObesity

Interventions

mHealth

BEHAVIORAL

CHW support

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Digital Health Weight Management Among Public Housing Residents

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