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An Investigation of the Clinical Effectiveness of Adolescent Weight-management Delivered Via a Portable Device
What is being tested
W82GO
+ smartphone application
BehavioralDevice
Who is being recruted
Behavior+7
+ Body Weight
+ Nutrition Disorders
From 12 to 17 Years
+11 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Treatment Study
Interventional
Study Start: February 2013
Summary
Principal SponsorChildren's University Hospital, Ireland
Last updated: October 25, 2017
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Study start date: February 1, 2013
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.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.
Principal SponsorChildren's University Hospital, Ireland
Last updated: October 25, 2017
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
126 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 12 to 17 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
BehaviorBody WeightNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsOvernutritionOverweightMotor ActivityObesity
Criteria
5 inclusion criteria required to participate
child BMI =/ > 98th percentile
child aged between 12.0 and 17.0 years
completion of written informed consent and/or assent prior to any study-specific procedures
first language is English (or fluent in English)
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6 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
known family issues that would affect general compliance and attendance at follow-up visits
limitations to engaging in physical activity
limitations to using a smartphone device
obesity secondary to genetic condition
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Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
Active ComparatorUsual face-to-face care as per the W82GO multidisciplinary treatment intervention (phase 1 for 6 weeks and phase 2 for 46 weeks).
Group II
ExperimentalUsual care for Phase 1 of treatment.
Treatment during Phase 2 of intervention using the Reactivate smartphone application only.
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 2 locations
Temple Street Children's University Hospital
Dublin, IrelandOpen Temple Street Children's University Hospital in Google MapsTemple Street Children's University Hospital
Dublin, IrelandSuspended2 Study Centers