Game of Stones

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Yes! We have games running in Kingston The King's Quest, Richmond The Hunt for the Lost Palace and London Picadilly Court of Crowns. The Health Informatics Centre ( HIC) at the University of Dundee - Claire Jones, Keith Milburn and Ross Teviotdale. Continuous PPI at the study oversight level was provided by two independent lay members of the study steering committee that met on three occasions. Key questions this study will answer: Do men lose weight and keep it off? What are the costs and benefits for men and the NHS? Does the service help men who are less well-off as well as the more well-off? What are men’s experiences?

Start the game by initializing the number of stones in a pile. Let's say there are 'n' stones in the pile. This thrilling riverside treasure hunt takes you through graveyards and alleyways and bridges towards the distant Court of Kings. Find the answers, chase the clues and seize the Crown! Matthew McDonald and Rebecca Skinner, research fieldworkers on the 2017 Game of Stones feasibility trial, who are both doing PhDs in weight management for men; Some were uncertain of the role of the texts in helping to support weight loss. Others expressed an indifference towards the texts and a decreasing interest in the story over time leading to infrequent engagement with text content. However, the regular reminder of being a participant in a weight loss programme through receiving texts was seen as important:

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THE TRIAL MANAGERS ARE Catriona O’Dolanand Lisa Macaulay, supported by Research Fellow Claire Torrens In Belfast, the research fieldworkers are Clare Jess and Christina O’Neill supported by Queen's University, Belfast and the Public Health Agency.

Matthew McDonald and Rebecca Skinner, research fieldworkers on the 2017 Game of Stones feasibility trial, who are both doing PhDs in weight management for menContinuous PPI was provided by a coinvestigator partnership with the Charities Men’s Health Forum GB and Men’s Health Forum in Ireland. The partnership commenced in 2011 with the Review Of MEn and Obesity (ROMEO) evidence syntheses of weight loss interventions for men with obesity. 4

In Bristol, the research fieldworker is Ms Hilary Taylor supported by the University of Bristol and NHS England. In Glasgow, the research fieldworkers are, Claire Torrens and Norelle Calder-MacPheesupported by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Glasgow and University of Stirling. I’m not a lover of chocolate, biscuits, cake, ice cream, I hardly ever touch them, hardly ever, so hearing about somebody eating pizza or sweets means nothing to me because I don't eat them anyway. (120002, SMS+I, 12 months)Participants randomised to: (A) narrative text messages plus financial incentive for 12 months (short message service (SMS)+I), (B) narrative text messages for 12 months (SMS only), or (C) waiting list control. To examine the acceptability and feasibility of narrative text messages with or without financial incentives to support weight loss for men. THE CENTRE FOR HEALTHCARE RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS (CHaRT) at University of Aberdeen - Mark Forrest, Beatriz Goulao and Seonaidh Cotton The findings will be shared with the public, men’s health groups and health service staff through social media, blogs, reports, presentations and research papers.