Astbury, Nerys M.
Tudor, Kate
Aveyard, Paul
Jebb, Susan A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
National Institute for Health Research (Applied Research & Care (Oxford))
Cambridge Weight Plan Uk Ltd
Article History
Received: 6 November 2019
Accepted: 3 March 2020
First Online: 16 April 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The DROPLET study was conducted in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Declaration of Helsinki, and the study was reviewed and approved by NHS HRA Research Ethics Committee South Central Oxford B (ref: 15/SC/0337). Informed consent was obtained from all participants before they were enrolled on to the trial.
: Not applicable.
: Susan A Jebb is an External Board Member. PA has done half a day’s consultancy for Weight Watchers. He has also given a talk at an academic conference on weight management in a seminar supported by Novo Nordisk. Both led to payments to his institution but not to him personally. SAJ spoke at a meeting on digital health hosted by Oviva for which expenses and an honorarium were paid to the University of Oxford. The other authors declare that they have no competing interests.