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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

This is a member publication of University of Leeds (Jisc)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/69634, first published .
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A Digital Toolkit for Weight Loss Maintenance in European Adults (NoHoW): 2×2 Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial

A Digital Toolkit for Weight Loss Maintenance in European Adults (NoHoW): 2×2 Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial

R James Stubbs   1 , PhD ;   Cristiana Duarte   2 , PhD ;   Clarissa Dakin   1 , PhD ;   António L Palmeira   3 , PhD ;   Falko F Sniehotta   4 , PhD ;   Graham W Horgan   5 , PhD ;   Sofus C Larsen   6 , PhD ;   Marta M Marques   7 , PhD ;   Jorge Encantado   8 , PhD ;   Elizabeth H Evans   9 , PhD ;   Jake Turicchi   1 , PhD ;   Ruari O'Driscoll   1 , PhD ;   Sarah E Scott   1 , PhD ;   Beth Pearson   1 , PhD ;   Lauren Ramsey   1 , PhD ;   Marie-Louise Mikkelsen   5 , PhD ;   Inês Santos   3, 10, 11 , PhD ;   Marcela Matos   12 , PhD ;   Pedro J Teixeira   8 , PhD ;   Berit L Heitmann   6, 13 , PhD

1 School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

2 School of Education, Language and Psychology, York St John University, York, United Kingdom

3 Centro de Investigação em Desporto Educação Física, Exercício e Saúde (CIDEFES), Universidade Lusófona and Centro de Investigação, Formação, Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto (CIFI2D), Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

4 Division of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health (CPD), Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany

5 Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

6 Research Unit for Diet and Health at The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, The Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark

7 NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, REAL, CCAL, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

8 Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Human Performance (CIPER), Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal

9 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom

10 Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

11 Instituto de Saúde Ambiental (ISAMB), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

12 Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioural Intervention (CINEICC), Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

13 Section for General Medicine, The Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Corresponding Author:

  • R James Stubbs, PhD
  • School of Psychology
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds
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  • Leeds LS2 9JT
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 44 07955878763
  • Email: r.j.stubbs@leeds.ac.uk