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Can your phone predict when you'll cheat on your diet?

NCT ID NCT06023537

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Williams College Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study used smartphone surveys and Fitbit trackers to figure out what causes people to slip up on their diet and exercise goals during a weight loss program. About 119 adults with overweight or obesity participated in a remote behavioral weight loss program. The goal is to use this information to build a smart system that offers help right when people need it most.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this research could help create a smartphone app that gives people real-time support to avoid diet and exercise slip-ups.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures lapses, so it won't directly cause weight loss or prove that any intervention works.

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Study facts

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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

119 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2023

Finished

Aug 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Current BMI = 27-50 kg/m2 * Adult (aged 18-65) * Lives in the United States * Possession of a smartphone with a data plan that allows for app data collection * Ability to understand and provide informed consent * Proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English Exclusion Criteria: * Presently involved in another weight loss program * Currently pregnant or plan to become pregnant within the study period * Have a medical condition or psychiatric symptoms that: may pose a risk to the participant during the program; cause a change in weight, appetite, or eating behavior; or limit ability to comply with the program * Endorse eating disordered behavior, including loss of control (LOC) eating, or the subjective experience that one cannot control how much food he or she consumes * Have experienced a recent (i.e., within the last 3 months) change in a weight-influencing medication

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Obesity obesity disorder Weight Loss

As listed by the trial registrant

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Obesity Weight loss

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Health Lab, Psychology Department, Williams College

    Williamstown, Massachusetts, 01267, United States

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