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NCT03254940 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Charge: A Text Messaging-based Weight Loss Intervention

A NA study, sponsored by Duke University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
534
Enrollment target

NCT03254940: Completed NA study, sponsored by Duke University.

NCT03254940 is a NA study that has completed, run by Duke University. The registered enrollment target is 534 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (62% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03254940, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Duke University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
534 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study evaluates different versions of a text messaging-based app for weight loss. This study will place participants to 1 of 32 experimental conditions that reflect different texting components and levels. Participants will be randomized to a condition. The investigators will recruit 448 adults into a 6-month weight loss program, with an additional follow-up 6-months after the intervention ends.

Primary Outcome

Mean change in weight in kg (6 months post-randomization- baseline weight)

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Charge

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 534 participants
Start Date 2018-01-31
Est. Completion 2023-01-31
Phase NA
Duke University

1,725 total trials

What the finished NCT03254940 record still lists

NCT03254940 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 534 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (62% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Charge is the first listed.

NCT03254940 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03254940 about?

NCT03254940 is a clinical study titled "Charge: A Text Messaging-based Weight Loss Intervention". This study evaluates different versions of a text messaging-based app for weight loss. This study will place participants to 1 of 32 experimental conditions that reflect different texting components and levels. Participants will be randomized to a condition. The investigators will recruit 448 adults...

What is the current status of trial NCT03254940?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 534 participants. The study started on 2018-01-31. Estimated completion is 2023-01-31.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03254940?

The interventions under investigation include: Charge (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03254940?

This trial is sponsored by Duke University, which has 1,725 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03254940's enrollment target sits among peer trials

534 188th of 2000 higher than 1,813 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03254940, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03254940 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.