Efficacy of mHealth Applications in Weight Management in a Population Affected by Overweight or Obesity

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Overweight and Obesity
• Interventions: Other: Healthi

• Registration Number: NCT05726942
• Lead Sponsor: San Diego State University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of mobile health applications in improving health outcomes in patients with overweight and obesity. This study will involve a 6-month long commitment where participants will be expected to use an mHealth app daily, weigh themselves and check their fasting blood glucose levels every morning.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-02-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-02-14
• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-27
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2028-01-01
• Study Completion: 2028-01-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Between the age of 18-64
• BMI ≥ 25
• Owns or has access to a bathroom weight scale
• Owns a smartphone and willing to download mobile app

Exclusion Criteria

• On medications that promote weight gain such as antipsychotic, antidepressant, and steroid hormone medications.
• Medications for diabetes such as insulin, thiazolidinediones or sulfonylureas are okay

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Healthi	Healthi	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-efficacy in weight management assessed by Weight Management and Nutrition Knowledge questionnaire	3 months	Compare and determine which intervention promotes self-efficacy in weight management.; Reporting will be on a scale of 0-100, with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy
Effectiveness of mHealth apps at changing bodyweight assessed by bodyweight measurements over 6 months	3 months	Determine if the mhealth app is an effective weight loss modality compared to standard weight loss program (control); Outcome measure will be body weight in kg
Long-term change in diabetes via fasting blood glucose	3 months	Compare and determine which intervention elicits the most change towards diabetes via fasting blood glucose; Outcome measure will be fasting blood glucose
Quality of Life after using mHealth apps assessed by World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF questionnaire	3 months	Comparing the two arms to determine which leads to greater quality of life (QOL); Measures will be reported on a scale of 1-5 across four domains. Scores will be converted to a scale of 0-100

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

San Diego State University; 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States