Effectiveness of a Smartphone App for Adolescent Obesity Management

Summary

Though face-to-face treatment of childhood obesity can be effective, it is time consuming and costly. This study will test whether treatment can be delivered via an Android app and whether such treatment reduces obesity.

Conditions

• Obesity
• Impaired Health
• Psychosocial Problem
• Physical Activity
• General Nutrition Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

W82GO

MDT delivered obesity intervention integrating behavioural change methods in order to reduce obesity; improve nutrition; increase physical activity; improve sleep; reduce sedentarism and increase self-esteem

DEVICE

smartphone application

Behavior change smartphone application for adolescents aiming to reduce obesity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University College Cork

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Oxford

  collaborator OTHER

• Children's University Hospital, Ireland

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Grace O'Malley, MSc BSc · Temple Street Children's University Hospital

• Amanda Burls, MD, PhD · University of Oxford

• Sinead Murphy, MD · Temple Street Children's University Hospital

• Ivan Perry, MD, PhD · University College Cork

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

12 Years

Max Age

17 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-02-28

Primary Completion

2017-06-01

Completion

2018-06-30

Countries

• Ireland

Study Locations