Using Personalized Avatars as an Adjunct to an Adult Weight Loss Management Program: Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study

Maria Horne   ^{1 *} , BA(Hons), MA, PhD ;   Maryann Hardy   ^{2 *} , BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD ;   Trevor Murrells   ^{3 *} , BSc, MSc ;   Hassan Ugail   ^{4 *} , BSc, PGCE, PhD ;   Andrew John Hill   ^{5 *} , BSc, PhD

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

² Faculty of Health Studies, School of Allied Health Professions and Midwifery, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom

³ Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

⁴ University of Bradford, Centre for Visual Computing, Bradford, United Kingdom

⁵ Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

*all authors contributed equally