Mobile Behavior Change Program for Weight Loss in Breast Cancer Survivors

Noom

Status: Completed

Conditions: Weight Loss; Behavior, Health

Treatments: Behavioral: Noom Healthy Weight Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT04753268

00048814

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of a Noom Breast Cancer Weight Loss Program on weight loss outcomes, quality of life, and physical activity. Also, to qualitatively determine acceptability of this novel program among breast cancer survivors with overweight or obesity.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Able to understand and provide informed consent
• 18 years and older
• Overweight or obesity (BMI ≥ 27.5)
• Not 6 months postpartum
• Not planning to become pregnant in the next 7 months
• Have a smartphone that is compatible with Noom's mobile app
• Breast cancer survivor with stage I, II, or III
• Completed active treatment (e.g, surgery, chemo, radiation, etc.) > 6 months ago

Exclusion criteria

• Inability or unwillingness of a participant to give written informed consent
• Currently pregnant or < 6 months postpartum
• Plans to become pregnant within the next 7 months
• Stage IV, metastatic cancer or DCIS
• Currently taking insulin
• Uncontrolled hypertension

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Treatment group: Noom Healthy Weight Program

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention consists of a curriculum, provided through daily articles that users are encouraged to read; logging features for weight, meals, and physical activity; in-app groups; and a virtual coach, who will communicate with participants via in-app messaging.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Noom Healthy Weight Program