Assessing the Bite Counter

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Weight Loss
• Interventions: Device: Bite Counter

• Registration Number: NCT02763358
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina

Brief Summary

This study is designed to test the usability of the Bite Counter in an attempt to reduce participants' daily bites while also increasing their daily steps.

Detailed Description

Self-monitoring is an important component of behavioral management of obesity. The Bite Counter is a wrist-worn device which detects the motions characteristic of taking a bite of food or a drink of liquid, to provide the wearer with a cumulative count of bites and sips over the day. In earlier studies the method was shown to accurately count bites across a wide variety of foods, utensils and subject demographics, and to provide an unbiased intake measurement. The proposed work will continue to improve the bite counting method by adapting to varying eating rates, develop a self-managed bite count-based weight loss protocol, and perform an independent test of the protocol. An improved Bite Counter device will also measure activity (steps).

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-03
• Study First Submitted: 2016-04-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-05-04
• Study First Posted: 2016-05-05
• Primary Completion: 2017-03
• Study Completion: 2017-03
• Status Verified: 2018-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-07-26
• Last Update Posted: 2018-07-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

• Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 70 (inclusive)
• Participants must have a BMI between 27 and 35
• Participants must have regular and reliable access to a Windows-based computer with an internet connection with USB connectivity
• Participants must be currently consuming at least 1400 calories per day
• Participants must demonstrate adequate compliance with using Bite Counter and uploading data during the two-week baseline period

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Exclusion Criteria

• Participants must have no history of any eating disorder
• Participants must not have participated in a weight loss program within the month prior to baseline

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Bites and Steps displayed	Bite Counter	All subjects will be assigned to one arm-daily bites and steps displayed on Bite Counter device

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in the numbers of bites per day as displayed on the Bite Counter	15 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase in the number of steps per day as displayed on the Bite Counter	15 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medical University of South Carolina-Weight Management Center; 🇺🇸 Charleston, South Carolina, United States