Obesity Trial, Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- People aged 14 to 21 years old
- People who own an iPhone or are willing to use one provided by the study
- People who can read and speak English
- People who answer in a specific way on a short 5-question survey about motivation to manage their weight — for example, people who are planning to do something about their weight in the next 30 days, have been actively trying to lose weight for less than 6 months, or have been trying to maintain their weight for more than 6 months
- People whose BMI (a measure of body weight relative to height) is at or above the 85th percentile for their age and gender — meaning their weight is higher than at least 85% of people the same age and gender (confirm with trial site)
Who may not be able to join:
- People with a psychiatric condition or developmental delay that requires immediate or ongoing treatment that could make taking part in the study difficult or harmful
- People whose parent or guardian is unable to give consent on their behalf, or whose parent or guardian refuses to give consent (for participants who are minors)
- People who have been diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome, a brain tumor, hypothalamic obesity, or another condition known to be linked to obesity
- People who are currently taking part in another weight loss program or intervention
- People who took part in a previous app-based weight loss study run by the same research team
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Vibha Singhal, MD, MBBS, MPH, University of California, Los Angeles
Phone: 3108939522
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
Primary endpoints
Quantity of Engagement with App; Satisfaction with the App as assessed by the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire; Quality of Engagement with App
Can't join this trial?
Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 23 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.