Pilot Trial of "My Meal Mate" (MMM), a Smartphone Application for Weight Loss

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title: Pilot Trial of "My Meal Mate" (MMM), a Smartphone Application Designed to Facilitate Weight Loss.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to implement an exploratory pilot trial of "My Meal Mate" (MMM), a smartphone application developed to facilitate weight loss, assessing its feasibility and acceptability. Overweight and obese adults will be recruited from large employers within the local area. The trial will aim to recruit a sample size of 135 which is a pragmatic decision based on randomizing 45 people to each arm. Participants will be randomized to one of three groups. The researchers have developed a smartphone application for weight loss called "My Meal Mate" (MMM) which incorporates a large branded food and drink database. MMM was developed using focus group data collected from potential system users and by benchmarking with similar commercially available diet tracking applications. One group will receive a smartphone with the MMM app downloaded on it, one group will receive access to an online food diary and one group will be given a paper food diary. Participants will be asked to set a goal for weight loss and self-monitor their food intake and activity using their allocated study equipment. Participants will be weighed at the beginning of the trial, at 6 weeks and at 6 months. Feasibility and acceptability outcomes will be assessed.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity
• Overweight

• NCT number: NCT01744535
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Leeds
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: March 2011
• Completion date: January 2012