Analysis of De-identified Data From Commercially-available App Lose It!

Overweight and Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Analysis of De-identified Data From Commercially-available App Lose It!

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03136692
• Other study ID #: Lose It! data analysis
• Status: Completed
• Start date: May 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: September 2022
• Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study team analyzed de-identified user data provided by the commercial app Lose It!, an entity of FitNow, Inc.

Description:

The study team analyzed de-identified user data collected by Lose It! for the purposes of investigating behavioral aspects of weight loss and maintenance, including engagement with the platform; user-reported data on diet, exercise, and other behaviors; data generated by Lose It! describing macronutrient or total calorie intake; periodicity of weight-related actions; user-reported demographic information; and any data from linked applications within Lose It!. All data was anonymized and exchanged as limited data sets.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 7007
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: May 1, 2018
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• New app users located in the U.S. and Canada, between 18 and 80 years of age, that are overweight (25 < BMI < 30) or obese (BMI > 30), who actively used the app each month from January to May of 2016, defined as users who logged food at least 8 times during the first or second half of each month (January, February, March, April and May).

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Overweight
• Overweight and Obesity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Lose It! commercial weight loss app
Lose It! is a commercial weight loss smart phone app designed for easy caloric tracking. It provides a free mobile and web interface for users to construct an individualized weight loss plan by entering their goal weight and desired weekly weight loss. Using the user's height, current weight, gender and age, the app generates a daily caloric budget designed for the user to reach their goal. Users can then log their caloric intake, exercise, and weight to track progress toward their goal.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	FitNow Inc

References & Publications (1)

Hill C, Weir BW, Fuentes LW, Garcia-Alvarez A, Anouti DP, Cheskin LJ. Relationship Between Weekly Patterns of Caloric Intake and Reported Weight Loss Outcomes: Retrospective Cohort Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2018 Apr 16;6(4):e83. doi: 10.2196/mhealth.83 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Percent body weight lost	Percent body weight lost over first five months of 2016	five months