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Recruitment starts for SWiM-C: Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19 - June 2020

  • Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Grant number: C19-IUC-500

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof. Nick Wareham

  • Research Location

    United Kingdom

  • Lead Research Institution

    MRC Epidemiology Unit

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Other secondary impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Recruitment has started for the Supporting Weight Management during COVID-19 (SWiM-C) study, which seeks to evaluate whether a new online self-help programme is better than standard advice at helping people to prevent weight gain and supporting good physical and mental health. SWIM-C is recruiting 360 adults adults (aged over 18 years) with overweight or obesity and access to weighing scales at home.