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What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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2. Childhood Obesity Evidence Base Project: A Rationale for Taxonomic versus Conventional Meta-Analysis.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2020
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5. Engineering Online and In-Person Social Networks for Physical Activity: A Randomized Trial.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2016
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6. Using social and mobile tools for weight loss in overweight and obese young adults (Project SMART): a 2 year, parallel-group, randomised, controlled trial.The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology · 2016
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8. Optimizing and Testing an Individualized and Adaptive Physical Activity Digital Health Intervention: Protocol for a Control Optimization Trial Embedded Within a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025
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9. Exploring research team members' and trial participants' perceptions of acceptability and implementation within one videoconference-based supportive care program for individuals affected by systemic sclerosis during COVID-19: a qualitative interview study.Translational behavioral medicine · 2023
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10. The Barriers and Facilitators of eHealth-Based Lifestyle Intervention Programs for People With a Low Socioeconomic Status: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022
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11. A technology-based intervention to improve safety, mental health and empowerment outcomes for immigrant women with intimate partner violence experiences: it's weWomen plus sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) protocol.BMC public health · 2021
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12. Tutorial for Using Control Systems Engineering to Optimize Adaptive Mobile Health Interventions.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018
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13. Systematic, Multimethod Assessment of Adaptations Across Four Diverse Health Systems Interventions.Frontiers in public health · 2018
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14. Key Components in eHealth Interventions Combining Self-Tracking and Persuasive eCoaching to Promote a Healthier Lifestyle: A Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017
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15. Toward Usable Evidence: Optimizing Knowledge Accumulation in HCI Research on Health Behavior Change.Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on human factors in computing systems. CHI Conference · 2017
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16. Applying and advancing behavior change theories and techniques in the context of a digital health revolution: proposals for more effectively realizing untapped potential.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017
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17. Advancing Cancer Prevention and Behavior Theory in the Era of Big Data.Journal of cancer prevention · 2016
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18. Agile science: creating useful products for behavior change in the real world.Translational behavioral medicine · 2016
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19. Mobile and Wireless Technologies in Health Behavior and the Potential for Intensively Adaptive Interventions.Current opinion in psychology · 2015
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Corrections and comments

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Abstract

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