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Weight loss with a buddy: new study tests power of social ties

NCT ID NCT06335810

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is testing whether inviting friends, family, or coworkers to join a weight-loss program helps Black or Hispanic adults with obesity lose more weight. The program focuses on improving communication and problem-solving around eating and activity. Researchers will see if participants attend coaching sessions and if their social network members get involved.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 264 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2024

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Index Participant: 1. Black race or Hispanic ethnicity 2. Male or Female 18 years of age or older 3. Calculated BMI \> 30kg/m2 from objectively measured height and weight by study staff 4. Access \& willingness to use program food intake app via home computer or a smartphone 5. Ability to identify at least one adult social network member who will participate in the study * Social Network Member: 1. Male or Female 18 years of age or older 2. Access to the internet or a smartphone Exclusion Criteria: * Index Participant: 1. Active enrollment in a weight-loss program, use of weight-loss medications, or planning weight-loss surgery 2. Advanced medical illness, dementia, hospitalization, injury, or pregnancy that inhibits regular physical activity 3. Contraindications to exercise based on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire or lack of clearance from a health care provider 4. Unresolved Food insecurity 5. Speaks a language other than English or Spanish * Social Network Member: 1. Speaks a language other than English or Spanish

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Conditions

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Communication Obesity obesity disorder Weight Loss

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Weill Cornell Medicine

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

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