MyFitnessPal Pilot Study

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Weight Reduction
• Interventions: Behavioral: MyFitnessPal user

• Registration Number: NCT05059938
• Lead Sponsor: Geisinger Clinic

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-09-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-09-27
• Study First Posted: 2021-09-28
• Study Start: 2022-05-09
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Primary Completion: 2023-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-18
• Last Update Posted: 2023-07-20
• Study Completion: 2023-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

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

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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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
MyFitnessPal user	MyFitnessPal user	Patients will be shown how to download and use MyFitnessPal onto the patient's smartphone. The patient will be asked to use the application to aid in the patient's weight loss plan over up to six months.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of Weight Loss	1-6 months	Weight will be measured in pounds and recorded at each visit

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Blood Pressure	1-6 months	Blood pressure will be measured and recorded at each visit
Change in Waist Circumference	1-6 months	Waist Circumference will be measured in centimeters and recorded at each visit