Development of Web Application and Evaluation Its Impact on Healthy Lifestyle

Lifestyle Clinical Trial

Official title:

Development of Internet Web Application and Evaluation of Its Impact as a Tool in Promoting Healthy Lifestyle Indicators in Adults

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01913496
• Other study ID #: eBalance
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 25, 2013
• Last updated: March 12, 2016
• Start date: April 2013
• Est. completion date: December 2013

Study information

• Verified date: March 2016
• Source: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ethics Commission
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study is planned for people who would like to reduce or maintain their weight and keep a healthy life style .After signing an informed consent, participants will be divided randomly into two groups :control group and an intervention group that will get the application (eBalance ). Participants will be followed for 12 weeks.

Description:

Primary objective: to develop a web application based on energy balance and evaluates its effectiveness in promoting healthy lifestyle habits versus a control group.

Secondary objectives:

1. To evaluate the frequency and convenient of usage of the internet intervention

2. To test the impact of the intervention on nutrition knowledge, diet quality and physical activity

3. To evaluate the effect of the intervention on weight management status

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 99
• Est. completion date: December 2013
• Est. primary completion date: December 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• People aged more than 18 years

• Web and e-mail experience

• Interested in either reducing weight or maintaining a healthy lifestyle

Exclusion Criteria:

• without any mail experience

• pregnancy

• involvement in other diet programs

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Lifestyle

Intervention

Other:
• ebalance
using the ebalance application for 14 weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Hebrew University	Jerusalem

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	weight	measuring weight at baseline and end of 14 weeks	14 weeks	No
Secondary	duration of physical activity	at baseline and end of study	14 weeks	No
Secondary	Nutrition knowledge	questionnaire at baseline and end of study	14 weeks	No
Secondary	waist circumference	waist circumference will be measured at baseline and end of 14 weeks	14 weeks	No
Secondary	height	height will be measured at baseline	14 weeks	No