NCT01804855

Effectiveness of a Smartphone App for Adolescent Obesity Management

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

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 126 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Children's University Hospital, Ireland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-02-01
• Primary completion: 2017-06-01
• Completion: 2018-06-01
• First posted: 2013-03-05
• Last updated: 2017-10-25

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Ireland