Game of Stones: feasibility randomised controlled trial of how to engage men with obesity in text message and incentive interventions for weight loss
ObjectivesTo examine the acceptability and feasibility of narrative text messages with or without financial incentives to support weight loss for men.DesignIndividually randomised three-arm feasibility trial with 12 months’ follow-up.SettingTwo sites in Scotland with high levels of disadvantage acco...
Main Authors: | Stephan U Dombrowski, Pat Hoddinott, Alison Avenell, Matthew McDonald, Marjon van der Pol, Mark Grindle, Paula Carroll, Eileen Calveley, Nicola Glennie, Fiona M Harris, Adrian Hapca, Michelle C McKinley, Rebecca Skinner, Martin Tod |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-02-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/2/e032653.full |
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