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PATHS-UPMobile Health App for Obesity in Hispanic Adolescents

What is being tested

PATHS-UP Mobile Phone Application

Behavioral

Who is being recruted

Body Weight+9

+ Diabetes Mellitus

+ Endocrine System Diseases

From 12 to 18 Years

+7 Eligibility Criteria

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How is the trial designed

Prevention Study

Interventional

Study Start: April 2025

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Summary

Principal SponsorBaylor College of Medicine

Study ContactPedro Garcia

Last updated: January 28, 2026

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Study start date: April 30, 2025

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study is designed to explore the effectiveness of a mobile health app in helping Hispanic adolescents aged 12-18 manage overweight and obesity. The app, which can be used on Apple devices, includes features like activity and sleep tracking, diet logging, and self-reporting of health habits. By integrating data from the phone's built-in activity tracker and a Bluetooth-enabled scale, the app aims to provide personalized health insights and encourage healthier lifestyle choices. This approach seeks to address the growing concern of obesity in this demographic by providing accessible tools for self-monitoring and self-care, potentially leading to improved health outcomes. Participants in the study will use the app and Bluetooth-enabled scale for 30 days, during which they will track their weight, physical activity, and diet. They will receive daily motivational messages and educational tasks to support their health goals. The study will assess the feasibility and acceptability of this digital health intervention by collecting data on user engagement and satisfaction. Outcomes like weight changes, activity levels, and dietary habits will be monitored to evaluate the program's impact. Additionally, feedback from participants will be gathered through surveys and interviews to refine the app and ensure it meets the needs of the target group.

Official TitleInvestigating the Efficacy of Mobile Health Monitoring and Self-care to Improve Obesity Outcomes in Hispanic Adolescence Populations

NCT06959901

Principal SponsorBaylor College of Medicine

Study ContactPedro Garcia

Last updated: January 28, 2026

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

30 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Prevention Study

Prevention studies aim to stop a disease from developing. They often involve people at risk and test things like vaccines, lifestyle changes, or preventive medications.

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 18 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

Body WeightDiabetes MellitusEndocrine System DiseasesMetabolic DiseasesNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesObesitySigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsOvernutritionGlucose Metabolism DisordersOverweight

Criteria

4 inclusion criteria required to participate

self-identify as Hispanic or Latino

12-18 years

BMI% in the 85th-95th range,

Owns their own iphone

3 exclusion criteria prevent from participating

Currently enrolled in a health program

Diagnosed with T2D

Present with a disease or condition that would prevent one from engaging in activity

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups

Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental

Youth in the intervention will be given access to a health-based mobile phone application and a remote bluetooth scale. The app is focused on promoting health education and self-monitoring. For 30 days youth will be asked to engage with content focused on promoting healthy sleep, physical activity, and dietary habits every day. Youth will also be asked to self-monitor health behaviors using the app as it pulls in data on daily steps from the accelerometer embedded within the smartphone, information on weight from daily weigh-ins using the remote scale, sleep via weekly surveys within the app, and caloric intake using a daily food log that is powered through artificial intelligence within the app.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Recruiting

Children's Nutrition Research Center

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Recruiting

One Study Center