Smartphone-supported behavioral weight loss treatment in adults with severe obesity: An exploratory randomized-controlled study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: E66; Obesity

• Registration Number: DRKS00026018
• Lead Sponsor: Integriertes Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum AdipositasErkrankungenMedizinische Psychologie und Medizinische SoziologieUniversitätsmedizin Leipzig

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-01-18
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Age = 18 years;
severe obesity (body mass index = 40.0 kg/m2 or = 35.0 kg/m2 with obesity-related comorbidity);
presenting for BWL treatment;
written informed consent;
availability of smartphone with
Internet access

Exclusion Criteria

Serious mental illness such as suicidality, psychosis, or bipolar disorder, serious physical illness such as cancer, previous or planned bariatric surgery, current medical or psychological treatment impacting body weight, pregnancy or lactation

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body weight (kg) at end of treatment (6 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility, acceptance, skills use (self-monitoring, goal setting, eating behavior, physical activity, emotion regulation, self-efficacy), well-being (psychopathology, quality of life), and body composition at midtreatment, posttreatment, and 6-month follow-up compared with pretreatment