Development of Web Application and Evaluation Its Impact on Healthy Lifestyle

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Lifestyle
• Interventions: Other: ebalance

• Registration Number: NCT01913496
• Lead Sponsor: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Brief Summary

The study is planned for people who would like to reduce or maintain their weight and keep a healthy life style .After signing an informed consent, participants will be divided randomly into two groups :control group and an intervention group that will get the application (eBalance ). Participants will be followed for 12 weeks.

Detailed Description

Primary objective: to develop a web application based on energy balance and evaluates its effectiveness in promoting healthy lifestyle habits versus a control group.

Secondary objectives:

1. To evaluate the frequency and convenient of usage of the internet intervention

2. To test the impact of the intervention on nutrition knowledge, diet quality and physical activity

3. To evaluate the effect of the intervention on weight management status

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-04
• Study First Submitted: 2013-07-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-07-30
• Study First Posted: 2013-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2013-12
• Status Verified: 2016-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-03-12
• Last Update Posted: 2016-03-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 99

Inclusion Criteria

• People aged more than 18 years
• Web and e-mail experience
• Interested in either reducing weight or maintaining a healthy lifestyle

Exclusion Criteria

• without any mail experience
• pregnancy
• involvement in other diet programs

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
ebalance	ebalance	using the ebalance application for 14 weeks
Standard care	ebalance	standard care ,without the web application ebalance

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
weight	14 weeks	measuring weight at baseline and end of 14 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nutrition knowledge	14 weeks	questionnaire at baseline and end of study
duration of physical activity	14 weeks	at baseline and end of study
waist circumference	14 weeks	waist circumference will be measured at baseline and end of 14 weeks
height	14 weeks	height will be measured at baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hebrew University; 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel