Helping Community Health Center Patients Reach Weight-Loss Programs for Obesity
Tests ways to connect adults with obesity to digital weight-loss programs.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Partnership to Reduce Obesity in Community Health Center Patients (SMARTLife Utah)
Key facts
- Where
- Salt Lake City, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Utah
- Trial code
- NCT07582016
- Record updated
- 5 November 2026
- Original description
The long-term objective of SMARTLife Utah is to increase the reach of existing digital EBIs for obesity among patients of Community Health Centers (CHCs). SMARTLife Utah will be conducted in up to 11 Community Health Center (CHC) systems, consisting of 38 primary care clinics. SMARTLife Utah is a hybrid Type III effectiveness-implementation design, utilizing a pragmatic, multilevel, three-phase Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART). SMARTLife Utah leverages ubiquitous health information technology(HIT)/telehealth for both the implementation strategies and Evidence-Based Intervention (EBI) delivery in order to address barriers for engaging in EBIs.Read full original descriptionShow less
Partnership to Reduce Obesity in Community Health Center Patients (SMARTLife Utah)
The long-term objective of SMARTLife Utah is to increase the reach of existing digital EBIs for obesity among patients of Community Health Centers (CHCs). SMARTLife Utah will be conducted in up to 11 Community Health Center (CHC) systems, consisting of 38 primary care clinics. SMARTLife Utah is a hybrid Type III effectiveness-implementation design, utilizing a pragmatic, multilevel, three-phase Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART). SMARTLife Utah leverages ubiquitous health information technology(HIT)/telehealth for both the implementation strategies and Evidence-Based Intervention (EBI) delivery in order to address barriers for engaging in EBIs.
Implementation strategies target two different levels to increase the reach of EBIs:
1. a clinic-level HIT implementation strategy that includes enhanced system supports at the point of care; and 2. patient-level implementation strategies that provide repeated opportunities to enroll in EBIs, as well as motivation/practical problem-solving to facilitate enrollment.
Inclusion: 18 years old or older; BMI ≥ 30; Speak either English or Spanish; Present at the participating clinic; Valid cell phone number in the electronic health record (EHR); EHR indicates they have not opted out of receiving text messages from the clinic.
Exclusion: Currently pregnant.