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Area of Science:

Obesity research
Behavioral science
Public health interventions

Background:

Effective weight loss interventions are crucial for men with obesity.
Text messaging interventions show promise but require optimization.
Financial incentives may enhance behavioral change for weight management.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate a combined text messaging and financial incentive intervention for weight loss in men with obesity.
To compare the efficacy of text messaging alone versus a control group for weight loss.
To assess the 12-month weight change in participants receiving different intervention strategies.

Main Methods:

An assessor-blinded randomized clinical trial involving 585 men with a BMI of 30 or higher.
Participants were assigned to: 1) text messaging with financial incentives, 2) text messaging alone, or 3) a control group.
Weight change was measured at 12 months, with a minimum clinically important difference of 3% for significance.

Main Results:

The group receiving text messaging with financial incentives achieved significantly greater weight loss (-3.2%) compared to the control group (P < .001).
Text messaging alone did not result in statistically significant weight loss compared to the control group (P = .05).
Mean weight loss was -5.7 kg for the combined intervention, -3.0 kg for text messaging alone, and -1.5 kg for the control group.

Conclusions:

Combining text messaging with financial incentives is an effective strategy for promoting weight loss in men with obesity.
Text messaging alone is not sufficient to achieve significant weight loss in this population.
These findings support the use of financial incentives alongside digital interventions for obesity management.