Tablet/Smartphone-Based (OBEST) Application Among Obese Thai School-Aged Children and Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity; Pediatric obesity; mobile application; weight reduction; eating behavior; physical activity

• Registration Number: TCTR20200604008
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2019-10-23
• Study Start: 2020-06-04
• Results First Posted: 2020-08-18
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

(1) aged 10-15 years old
(2) with a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 95th percentile for children and adolescents of the same age and sex

Exclusion Criteria

(1) obese children or adolescents with co-morbid diseases needing intensive care or specific drugs
(2) morbid obesity defined by a BMI at or above the 99th percentile
(3) intellectual disability or requirement of special education services, as revealed by parent information or performance on the Gesell Figure Drawing Test
(4) not Android device users
(5) living outside Chiang Mai province
(6) not of Thai ethnicity

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anthropometric parameters at 2 months and 6 months at baseline, 2-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up body weight, height, BMI, BMI z-score, waist circumference,Healthy eating behaviors and quality of life score at 6 months at baseline, 6-month follow-up Healthy eating questionnaire and PedsQL

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychosocial functioning at baseline, 2-month The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires ,The healthy eating behaviors and physical activities at baseline, 2-month The healthy eating behaviors and physical activities questionnaires