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Background and study aims There are a range of programmes that help people to lose weight, however most people tend to put weight back on. We need to find simple strategies that we can give to the public to help them maintain their weight, that are also cost effective. One simple strategy may be to ask people to weigh themselves on a daily basis to identify changes in their weight. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a brief intervention focused on self-weighing on weight change compared to a usual care group. Who can participate? Only people that have taken part in the Birmingham Lighten Up weight loss service, have been weighed at least once during weeks 9-12 of the 12 weeks and have lost at least 5% of their starting weight at the end of their weight loss programme. They must be 18 years or more and own a mobile phone or landline phone that can receive SMS text messages. What does the study involve? Participants will be randomly allocated to one of two groups: usual care group or intervention group. The usual care group will receive a hints and tips leaflet about weight maintenance behaviours. The intervention group will receive the same hints and tips leaflets, weighing scales, and will also receive support telephone calls at weeks zero, two and four, that encourage daily self-weighing, together with reminder text messages every other day for the first four weeks, reducing to twice weekly thereafter. Both groups will be weighed at the start f the study, three and 12 months and asked to complete brief questionnaires. What are the possible benefits and risks of participating? We cannot promise that participants will maintain weight loss, but similar programmes have helped people in the past. We do not predict any risks or side-effects from the weight maintenance programmes offered in this study. Should participants become pregnant during the study they should no longer take part in the study. Where is the study run from? The study is run from the University of Birmingham in partnership When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for? April 2014 to March 2017 Who is funding the study? National Institute for Health Research (UK) Who is the main contact? Dr Amanda Daley [email protected]

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• Weight management

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