This federal Project Grant award of $663,232 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), will fund a 52-week cluster randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the UTOOLS intervention in primary care settings. UTOOLS is designed to motivate and guide patients to use empirically supported, freely available online tools for weight loss, including a commercial platform for goal setting and self-monitoring, as well as online communities providing weight loss support. The trial will assess the proportion of patients achieving over 3% weight loss at 52 weeks, while also gathering data to inform future real-world implementation of the intervention. If effective, UTOOLS has the potential for broad implementation due to its use of existing online tools, limited burden on primary care providers and clinics, and ability to be largely delivered autonomously.
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