Analysis of De-identified Data From Commercially-available App Lose It!
September 28, 2022 updated by: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The study team analyzed de-identified user data provided by the commercial app Lose It!, an entity of FitNow, Inc.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The study team analyzed de-identified user data collected by Lose It! for the purposes of investigating behavioral aspects of weight loss and maintenance, including engagement with the platform; user-reported data on diet, exercise, and other behaviors; data generated by Lose It! describing macronutrient or total calorie intake; periodicity of weight-related actions; user-reported demographic information; and any data from linked applications within Lose It!.
All data was anonymized and exchanged as limited data sets.
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment (Actual)
7007
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
N/A
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Sampling Method
Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
New app users located in the U.S. and Canada, between 18 and 80 years of age, that are overweight (25 < BMI < 30) or obese (BMI > 30), who actively used the app each month from January to May of 2016, defined as users who logged food at least 8 times during the first or second half of each month (January, February, March, April and May).
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- New app users located in the U.S. and Canada, between 18 and 80 years of age, that are overweight (25 < BMI < 30) or obese (BMI > 30), who actively used the app each month from January to May of 2016, defined as users who logged food at least 8 times during the first or second half of each month (January, February, March, April and May).
Exclusion Criteria:
-
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
|
Percent body weight lost
Time Frame: five months
|
Percent body weight lost over first five months of 2016
|
five months
|
Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Lawrence Cheskin, MD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Publications and helpful links
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Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
May 1, 2016
Primary Completion (Actual)
May 1, 2018
Study Completion (Actual)
December 1, 2018
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
April 28, 2017
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
April 28, 2017
First Posted (Actual)
May 2, 2017
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
October 3, 2022
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 28, 2022
Last Verified
September 1, 2022
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- Lose It! data analysis
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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