Use of Facebook as a Motivating Factor in a Weight-reduction Program for Obese and Overweight Adolescents.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 26
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- BMI
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine if Facebook can be used as a motivating factor for obese or overweight adolescents in a weight-reduction program.
详细描述
This study is a randomized controlled trial. There will be two randomly assigned groups of obese or overweight adolescents (WHO definition). Both groups will be enrolled in a 12 week weight reduction program which includes personal nutritional evaluation and food plan and exercise routine. Follow-up appointments will be held every 3 weeks. One group will be encouraged to update their Facebook status at least once a day, regarding their healthy lifestyle changes (exercise routine, healthy food choice, "checking-in" at the wellness center, kilograms lost, etc). The control group will be asked not to share information about their program on Facebook for 12 weeks. Facebook follow-up will be held by the investigators on the study's Facebook account. Teenagers will be thoroughly explained on how to set the account to a limited profile if they want to. At the end of the program both groups will be compared regarding weight loss and mean BMI.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Double (Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 13 Years 至 19 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Adolescents between 13 and 19 years old.
- •Obese or overweight according to the IOTF.
- •No physical or medical impediment for performing physical activity.
- •No risk for eating disorders (SCOFF questionnaire).
- •Report less than 20 minutes of physical activity per day.
- •Have an active Facebook account and use it more than 20 minutes per day.
- •Low-risk in the Gatehouse Bullying Scale.
排除标准
- •Physical or medical impediment for performing physical activity.
- •Answer "yes" at least twice on the SCOFF questionnaire.
- •Report more than 20 minutes of exercise per day.
- •Not having an active Facebook account or using it less than 20 minutes per day.
- •"High Risk" on the Gatehouse Bullying Scale.
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention: Facebook updates
The experimental group will be encouraged to update their Facebook status regarding healthy lifestyle decisions at least once a day.
干预措施: Facebook Status Update (Other)
Control: No Facebook
This group will be encouraged not to share their healthy lifestyle decisions on Facebook.
结局指标
主要结局
BMI
时间窗: 12 weeks
Body Mass Index
次要结局
- Positive Feedback(12 weeks)