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AIM: To assess the efficacy of an intervention that includes the assistance of a weight loss smartphone application targeted to young people aged 18 to 40 years.

DESIGN: Randomisedclinical trial.

SETTING: Primary Health Care centres (PHCCs) in Catalonia.

PARTICIPANTS: Adults aged 18 to 40 years with criteria of obesity or overweight, consulting PHCCs for any reason and who provide written informed consent to participate in the trial.

INTERVENTION GROUP will receive a 12-month weight loss programme that implements recommendations of a Clinical Practice Guideline, complemented with a smartphone app designed specifically for this programme.

CONTROL GROUP will receive the usual care. The outcome measure will be weight loss at 12 months.

EXPECTED RESULTS: The investigators expect a higher weight loss in the intervention group than in control group.


Clinical Trial Description

DESIGN: Randomised clinical trial.

SETTING: Primary Health Care centres (PHCCs) in Catalonia, Spain.

PARTICIPANTS: Adults aged 18 to 40 years with criteria of obesity or overweight, consulting PHCCs for any reason and who provide written informed consent to participate in the trial.

INTERVENTION GROUP will receive a 12-month weight loss programme that implements recommendations of a Clinical Practice Guideline, complemented with a smartphone app designed specifically for this programme.

CONTROL GROUP will receive the usual care. The outcome measure will be weight loss at 12 months.

EXPECTED RESULTS: The investigators expect a higher weight loss in the intervention group than in control group. ;


Study Design

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


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT02417623
Study type Interventional
Source Jordi Gol i Gurina Foundation
Contact Gemma Flores-Mateo, PhD
Phone +34977778515
Email gflores@idiapjgol.org
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date January 2015
Completion date January 2017

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