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Fitbit / Healthy Weight Management Study

NCT02381262 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 213

Last updated 2019-08-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Study Aims Specifically with our Healthy Weight Management patients that are pursuing sleeve gastrectomy surgery, the investigators would like to determine if the Fitbit is associated with health outcomes in this population.

Primary Outcome

• Percentage of excess weight loss - Does the use of a Fitbit positively affect the percentage of excess body weight loss in vertical sleeve gastrectomy patients?

Secondary Outcomes

* Lifestyle changes and Exercise patterns - Does the use of a Fitbit foster positive lifestyle and exercise pattern changes in post-operative VSG patients?
* Resolution of comorbidity - Does the use of a Fitbit positively affect patient health via reduction of co-morbid conditions associated with morbid obesity following VSG surgery?

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Fitbit

The Fitbit is a wrist based wearable technology device designed to monitor physical activity by tracking steps, distance and calories burned as well as sleep patterns and heart rate. It has wireless capabilities to sync with smart devices and summarize data for the user or export for synchronize with electronic health records.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Louise von Hess Medical Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • Lancaster General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James Ku, MD · Lancaster General Bariatric Surgery and Healthy Weight Management Programs

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-31
Primary Completion
2019-07-31
Completion
2019-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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