Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2017
Using social media to deliver weight loss programming to young adults: Design and rationale for the Healthy Body Healthy U (HBHU) trial.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Translation of Social Media Obesity Treatment Into Two College Campus Communities
The Effect of Health Promotion Program Applied to University Students on Improving Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviors
Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Use and Effectiveness of Social-Media-Delivered Weight Loss Interventions among Teenagers and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of tailored multichannel interventions on weight loss among adolescents: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2026Trial
- Personalized versus generic digital weight loss interventions delivered on university campuses: a 6-month cost-benefit analysis.Translational behavioral medicine · 2023Trial
- What moves young people? Applying the risk perception attitude framework to physical activity behavior and cardiometabolic risk.Translational behavioral medicine · 2022Trial
- Effect of tailoring on weight loss among young adults receiving digital interventions: an 18 month randomized controlled trial.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Social Network Analysis of the Effects of a Social Media-Based Weight Loss Intervention Targeting Adults of Low Socioeconomic Status: Single-Arm Intervention Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- Application of social marketing to recruitment for a digital weight management intervention for young adults.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Clustering in Young Adults with Obesity.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2020Trial
- Support After Adolescent Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment During the Transition Into Emerging Adulthood: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Unpacking weight management interventions measuring eating disorder risk in adults: coding of components of interventions in a systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Influence of Social Media on Self-Medication Behavior: A Study on Ozempic Use Among Emirati University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Timing of Physical Activity and Associations with BMI and Weekly Physical Activity in Young Adults: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Research quarterly for exercise and sport · 2025Article
- Is the Risk Perception Attitude Framework Associated with the Accuracy of Self-Reported vs Actual Cardiometabolic Risk and Physical Activity in Young Adults with Overweight/Obesity?American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Meeting Specific 24-Hour Movement Guidelines Is Associated With BMI Among University Students With Overweight/Obesity.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Longitudinal timing of physical activity and associated cardiometabolic and behavioral health outcomes in young adults.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Article
- Engagement with Digital Weight Loss Intervention Components and Weight Outcomes.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2024Article
- Application of McGuire's Model to Weight Management Messages: Measuring Persuasion of Facebook Posts in the Healthy Body, Healthy U Trial for Young Adults Attending University in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Digital Media for Behavior Change: Review of an Emerging Field of Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Tweets Related to Motivation and Physical Activity for Obesity-Related Behavior Change: Descriptive Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Article
- Dietary Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Reported Role Models Among Emerging and Young Adults With Overweight and Obesity.Emerging adulthood (Print) · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe transitional period from late adolescence to early adulthood is a vulnerable period for weight gain, with a twofold increase in overweight/obesity during this life transition. In the United States, approximately one-third of young adults have obesity and are at a high risk for weight gain. PURPOSE: To describe the design and rationale of a National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) sponsored randomized, controlled clinical trial, the Healthy Body Healthy U (HBHU) study, which compares the differential efficacy of three interventions on weight loss among young adults aged 18-35years.
methodsThe intervention is delivered via Facebook and SMS Text Messaging (text messaging) and includes: 1) targeted content (Targeted); 2) tailored or personalized feedback (Tailored); or 3) contact control (Control). Recruitment is on-going at two campus sites, with the intervention delivery conducted by the parent site. A total of 450 students will be randomly-assigned to receive one of three programs for 18months. We hypothesize that: a) the Tailored group will lose significantly more weight at the 6, 12, 18month follow-ups compared with the Targeted group; and that b) both the Tailored and Targeted groups will have greater weight loss at the 6, 12, 18month follow-ups than the Control group. We also hypothesize that participants who achieve a 5% weight loss at 6 and 18months will have greater improvements in their cardiometabolic risk factors than those who do not achieve this target. We will examine intervention costs to inform implementation and sustainability other universities. Expected study completion date is 2019.
conclusionsThis project has significant public health impact, as the successful translation could reach as many as 20 million university students each year, and change the current standard of practice for promoting weight management within university campus communities. ClinicalTrial.gov: NCT02342912.
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