Effectiveness of a Smartphone App for Adolescent Obesity Management

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

An Investigation of the Clinical Effectiveness of Adolescent Weight-management Delivered Via a Portable Device

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01804855
• Other study ID #: TSCUH-2013-1158
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 4, 2013
• Last updated: October 23, 2017
• Start date: February 2013
• Est. completion date: June 2018

Study information

• Verified date: October 2017
• Source: Children's University Hospital, Ireland
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Though face-to-face treatment of childhood obesity can be effective, it is time consuming and costly. This study will test whether treatment can be delivered via an Android app and whether such treatment reduces obesity.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 126
• Est. completion date: June 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• child aged between 12.0 and 17.0 years,

• child BMI =/> 98th percentile,

• first language is English (or fluent in English)

• parent/s willing to participate in the programme with their child

• completion of written informed consent and/or assent prior to any study-specific procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe intellectual difficulties,

• obesity secondary to genetic condition,

• limitations to engaging in physical activity

• use of medication known to effect body weight;

• limitations to using a smartphone device

• known family issues that would affect general compliance and attendance at follow-up visits.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• General Nutrition Disorder
• Impaired Health
• Malnutrition
• Nutrition Disorders
• Obesity
• Physical Activity
• Psychosocial Problem

Intervention

Behavioral:
• W82GO
MDT delivered obesity intervention integrating behavioural change methods in order to reduce obesity; improve nutrition; increase physical activity; improve sleep; reduce sedentarism and increase self-esteem

Device:
• smartphone application
Behavior change smartphone application for adolescents aiming to reduce obesity

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Ireland	Temple Street Children's University Hospital	Dublin
Ireland	Temple Street Children's University Hospital	Dublin

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Children's University Hospital, Ireland	University College Cork, University of Oxford

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Ireland, 

References & Publications (2)

O'Malley G, Brinkley A, Moroney K, McInerney M, Murphy S, Kileen S, Murphy N. Establishing a hospital based obesity service: An Irish Experience. Obesity Facts 2012;5(S10):9.

O'Malley G, Brinkley A, Moroney K, McInerney M, Murphy S, Kileen S, Murphy N. Is the Temple Street W82Go Healthy Lifestyles Programme effective in reducing BMI SDS?. Obesity Facts 2012;5(S10):223

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	BMI Z score	Z score calculated using LMS growth software	12 months
Secondary	Body Fat Mass	Measured using Tanita Bioelectric impedance analyser	12 months
Secondary	Physical activity	Measured using Geneactive acclerometery	12 months
Secondary	Laboratory tests	Lipids; glucose; insulin; HbA1C; liver function	12 months
Secondary	Psychosocial health	Measured using the Child Behaviour Check list	12 months
Secondary	Safety	Adverse effects will be monitored throughout the study and a full report at 12 months will be given.	12 months

External Links

•   Website for Temple Street Children's University Hospital
•   Website for W82GO programme and trial