The Centre for Healthcare Randomised Controlled Trials ( CHaRT) at University of Aberdeen - Graeme MacLennan, Seonaidh Cotton, Mark Forrest, Beatriz Goulao and James Swingler; In Belfast, the research fieldworkers are Clare Jess and Christina O’Neill supported by Queen's University, Belfast and the Public Health Agency. Overall, 177 men expressed an interest in the study. Baseline appointments were attended by 111 (63%), of which 6 (5%) were ineligible. All 105 men were willing to be randomised and consented to be randomised to the SMS+I (n=36), SMS only (n=33) and control (n=36) groups. Complete the gameOfStones function in the editor below. It should return a string, either First or Second. 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.

Institute for Health Research and Innovation, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, Highland, UK The Health Informatics Centre ( HIC) at the University of Dundee - Claire Jones, Keith Milburn and Ross Teviotdale.This interactive quest guides you via clues and riddles on your mobile phone - you'll go through graveyards, market squares and alleys in a magical journey across historic Richmond. An AWESOME day or night out with a difference, ideal for adults and families. Ideal for walking exercise, single play, romantic dates, mates, family fun and corporate team building. The use of a financial incentive strategy for weight loss in men with obesity across the socioeconomic spectrum was feasible and acceptable. Two previous incentive studies used text messages to inform participants about their incentive achievement of weight loss targets and found it acceptable. 46 47 This extends the evidence base on the use of financial incentives as a complementary behaviour change strategy alongside other components. 22 50 In the above example, the game starts with 20 stones, 2 players, and each player can remove up to 3 stones in their turn.

We have handy hints available - a text hint and a photo hint. But beware! The more hints you use the more penalties are added to your time! Where does the Game Start? Start the game by initializing the number of stones in a pile. Let's say there are 'n' stones in the pile.

In Bristol, the research fieldworker is Ms Hilary Taylor supported by the University of Bristol and NHS England. GAME OF STONES AIMS to find out if text messages (with and without cash incentives) can help men to lose weight over 1 year and keep it off for another year compared to a waiting list group. Competing interests MG is director of Eos Digital Health Ltd, which holds all rights to DNA, The Digital Narrative Approach, deployed to design and write the narrative text intervention. Funding This report presents independent research commissioned by the NIHR. The views and opinions expressed by authors in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the NHS, the NIHR, MRC, CCF, NETSCC, the Public Health Research programme or the Department of Health. The views and opinions expressed by the interviewees in this publication are those of the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect those of the authors, those of the NHS, the NIHR, MRC, CCF, NETSCC, the Public Health Research programme or the Department of Health.The Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Research Unit, the Health Services Research Unit and Health Economics Research Unit are funded by the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate. 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?