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Is it Helpful to Use Fitbits in a Family Based Weight Loss Program?

NCT03215641 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2018-12-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study evaluates the role of personal activity trackers to help improve weight loss or weight maintenance for children and their parents enrolled in a comprehensive weight loss program.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Obesity

Interventions

DEVICE

Fitbit

The Fitbit is a consumer-grade personal activity tracker. It is used to track physical activity. Patients will be given devices at the beginning of the study, and they will continue to use it for 7 weeks. Their data will be collected on a weekly basis, and patients will receive feedback on their level of activity based on the Fitbit data.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Academic Pediatric Association

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Juan C Espinoza, MD · Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2019-03-31
Completion
2019-03-31

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