MyFitnessPal Pilot Study

Weight Reduction Clinical Trial

Official title:

Promoting the Use of Free Smartphone App (MyFitnessPal) for Weight Loss by Primary Care Provider in Overweight Patients: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05059938
• Other study ID #: 2021-0907
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 9, 2022
• Est. completion date: August 2023

Study information

• Verified date: July 2023
• Source: Geisinger Clinic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This project is studying whether patients who use MyFitnessPal as an aid to weight loss have more success than patients who are only given traditional medical guidance from the patient's physician.

Description:

Patients will be given a survey determining the patient's eligibility to be part of the study. Based on the results patients will be consented and then randomized into two arms. The intervention group will download MyFitnessPal onto the patient's smartphone and given guidance on how to use the application in order to help with weight loss. The control group will receive traditional weight loss counseling from the physician. Both groups will have measurement recorded for weight, blood pressure, and waist circumference at the patient's initial visit. All patients will be asked to return to the clinic at no cost to the patient to have measurements recorded for the patient's weight, blood pressure, and waist circumference at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after the patient's initial visit. At the conclusion of the study, patients who were in the intervention group will be asked to take a final survey regarding the patient's use of the MyFitnessPal application.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: August 2023
• Est. primary completion date: July 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 89 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI>/= 25
• Have a smart phone
• Patient is willing to lose weight

Exclusion Criteria:

• Do not have a smart phone
• pregnant (current, planned, or previous pregnancy within 6 months)
• have already seen a nutritionist
• on weight loss medication
• using outside weight loss programs
• lack interest in weight loss
• hemodialysis patient
• has a life expectancy less than 6 months

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Weight Loss
• Weight Reduction

Intervention

Behavioral:
• MyFitnessPal user
Patients will be counseled on how to use the MyFitnessPal application to help with the patient's weight loss goals. The physician will monitor the patient's weight, blood pressure, and waist circumference over up to a six month period with visits at 1, 3, and 6 months. Patients will be asked about the patient's use of the application at the end of the study.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Geisinger Clinic

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Pre-Screen survey	Patients will be asked about willingness to participate in weight loss and other inclusion/exclusion questions	First visit
Other	Post intervention survey	Patients will be asked about overall use of the application and how it affected weight loss.	3 to 6 months
Primary	Rate of Weight Loss	Weight will be measured in pounds and recorded at each visit	1-6 months
Secondary	Change in Waist Circumference	Waist Circumference will be measured in centimeters and recorded at each visit	1-6 months
Secondary	Change in Blood Pressure	Blood pressure will be measured and recorded at each visit	1-6 months