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ArticleJMIR formative research2022

A Facebook-Delivered Weight Loss Intervention Using Open Enrollment: Randomized Pilot Feasibility Trial.

Sherry L Pagoto, Matthew W Schroeder, Ran Xu, Molly E Waring, Laurie Groshon, Jared M Goetz, Christie Idiong, Haley Troy, Joseph DiVito, Richard Bannor

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Article in JMIR formative research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02656680 (Developing an Effective Online Social Network for Weight Loss), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

NCT02656680 nacompletednot on this map

Developing an Effective Online Social Network for Weight Loss

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ConnecticutRan2018 to 2020Enrolled134ConditionsWeight LossArmsContinuous Enrollment, Closed Enrollment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Adherence to Behavioral Weight Management: A Scoping Review of Definitions, Measurement, and Components.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sherry L PagotoDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Institute for Collaboration in Health, Interventions, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2462-8797
Matthew W SchroederDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Institute for Collaboration in Health, Interventions, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5616-1423
Ran XuDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Institute for Collaboration in Health, Interventions, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5832-9226
Molly E WaringDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Institute for Collaboration in Health, Interventions, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9884-9824
Laurie GroshonDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Institute for Collaboration in Health, Interventions, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8896-7678
Jared M GoetzDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Institute for Collaboration in Health, Interventions, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5545-8690
Christie IdiongDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Institute for Collaboration in Health, Interventions, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0489-5847
Haley TroyDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Institute for Collaboration in Health, Interventions, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2108-6715
Joseph DiVitoDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Institute for Collaboration in Health, Interventions, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1441-1818
Richard BannorDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, Institute for Collaboration in Health, Interventions, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5849-8740
University of Connecticut · US

Funding

Mentoring in mHealth and Social Networking Interventions for CVD Risk ReductionK24HL124366 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI PAGOTO, SHERRY L. · 2015 to 2024
$1.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL124366
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBehavioral weight loss programs typically enroll 12-40 people into groups that then suffer from declining engagement over time. Web-based patient communities, on the other hand, typically offer no limits on capacity and membership is fluid. This model may be useful for boosting engagement in behavioral weight loss interventions, which could lead to better outcomes.

objectiveIn this study, we aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of continuously enrolling participants into a Facebook-delivered weight loss intervention for the first 8 of 16 weeks relative to the same intervention where no new participants were enrolled after randomization.

methodsWe conducted a randomized pilot trial to compare a Facebook weight loss group that used open enrollment with a group that used closed enrollment on feasibility and acceptability in adults with BMI 27-45 kg/m

resultsRandomized participants (68/80, 85% women) were on average, aged 40.2 (SD 11.2) years with a mean BMI of 34.4 (SD 4.98) kg/m

conclusionsOpen enrollment was as feasible and acceptable as closed enrollment. A greater volume of engagement in the Facebook group was associated with weight loss, suggesting that larger groups that produce more engagement overall may be beneficial. Future research should examine the efficacy of the open enrollment approach for weight loss in a fully powered randomized trial.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02656680; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02656680.

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Facebookmobile phoneobesitysocial mediasocial networkingweight loss

Identifiers

PMID35522466
PMCPMC9123537
OpenAlexW4229027093

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