Fitbit and coaching: a new boost for weight loss drug users?
NCT ID NCT06915090
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a Fitbit activity tracker combined with virtual health coaching could help people on weight loss medications (GLP-1/GIP) become more active. Fifteen participants wore a Fitbit and had up to six coaching sessions over 12 weeks. The main goal was to see if the program was easy to set up and use, not to measure weight loss or health changes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fitbit activity tracker and health coaching sessions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show a practical way to help people on weight loss medications become more active, improving their overall health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 15 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It only looks at feasibility, not whether the program actually improves health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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15 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * BMI ≥27-45 * Prescribed a GLP-1/GIP within the past 6 months * Currently taking GLP/GIP * Age 18 years of age and older * Patient of UMass Medical Group Primary Care Clinic * Speaks and reads English Exclusion Criteria: * BMI \<27 or ≥45 * Not currently taking GLP-1/GIP * Under 18 years of age * Prescribed GLP-1/GIP for less than 6 months * Not a patient of UMass Medical Group Primary Care Clinic * Does not speak English
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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UMass Chan Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, United States
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