Smartphone application in the treatment of obesity in adolescents

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Weight loss; Caloric Restriction; E66.0; L01.224.230.260.550.500.500

• Registration Number: RBR-7bxzh2r
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de São Paulo

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-12-12
• Study Start: 2021-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Adolescents between 13 and 17 years old with a BMI z-score greater than or equal to 2

Exclusion Criteria

Illiterate individuals; without smartphone and internet access; not adhering to the project proposal; patients with decompensated endocrine diseases; genetic syndromes causing obesity; heart, kidney or liver failure; use of medications that cause weight gain or weight loss; cognitive deficit or psychiatric illness in activity or under treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
After the intervetion, the intention to treat analysis showed a significantly greater reduction in ZIMC in the conventional group (p = 0.032). <br>The Last Observation Carried Forward analysis showed a significant reduction in the ZIMC in both groups, with no difference between them (p = 0.543). ;After the intervention, both Intention to treat and Last Observation Carried Forward analysis, showed a significant reduction in the percentage of body fat in both groups, with no difference between them (p = 0.27 and p = 0.68, respectively).