Effectiveness of Smartphone Application for Weight Loss

NCT ID: NCT05931146

Last Updated: 2023-10-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-01

Study Completion Date

2023-08-15

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is

To determine the effectiveness of smartphone application for weight loss in healthy female adults.

To determine the association between fitness application usage and physical activity behavior of the healthy female adults.

Detailed Description

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Obesity has turned into a significant, rising well-being epidemic around the world. Doing almost no physical work has been connected with chronic weakness results and diminished personal satisfaction in adulthood. It has been perceived that innovation can uphold wellbeing upgrades around the world. The applications that target wellbeing advancement have turned into a focal piece of individuals' lives and have exhibited enormous expansions being used. Proper evidence behind usage of smart phone application for weight loss is sparse and is based on different clinical experiences and a smaller number of studies with limited methodological design. This study will contribute to describing the effectiveness of smartphone application for weight loss in female adults as well as to determine the association between fitness application usage and physical activity behavior.

Conditions

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Weight Loss

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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MyNetDiary app group

Smart phone application MyNetDiary will be used to track calories and exercise log. The intervention period would last for 3 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MyNetDiary app group

Intervention Type OTHER

MyNetDiary will be used to track calories, and exercise while motivating for living a healthier life each day.The intervention period would last for three months. Total energy expenditure (TEE) of every participant enrolled into the study would be calculated at the start of the study and an exercise and diet plan with a calorie deficit of around 1000 kcal per week would be provided to the participant. The diet and exercise plan would be modified according to the new TEE of the participant. MyNetDiary app has built-in food and exercise activities with their respective calories' count. Moreover, customized foods and exercises can also be added into the application

Paper diary group

This group will follow paper diary to track calories and exercise log for 3 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Paper diary group

Intervention Type OTHER

Paper Diary will be used to track calories and exercise. The nutritional intake and exercise would be recorded for three months. The diet and exercise plans would be modified according to the new Total Energy Expenditure of the participants.

Interventions

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MyNetDiary app group

MyNetDiary will be used to track calories, and exercise while motivating for living a healthier life each day.The intervention period would last for three months. Total energy expenditure (TEE) of every participant enrolled into the study would be calculated at the start of the study and an exercise and diet plan with a calorie deficit of around 1000 kcal per week would be provided to the participant. The diet and exercise plan would be modified according to the new TEE of the participant. MyNetDiary app has built-in food and exercise activities with their respective calories' count. Moreover, customized foods and exercises can also be added into the application

Intervention Type OTHER

Paper diary group

Paper Diary will be used to track calories and exercise. The nutritional intake and exercise would be recorded for three months. The diet and exercise plans would be modified according to the new Total Energy Expenditure of the participants.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult females
* Age between 18-40 years.
* Individuals with BMI ≥ 25

Exclusion Criteria

* Pathological conditions affecting any system
* Suffering from recent unhealed MSK injury/Trauma
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Noman Sadiq, MS-SPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University, Islamabad.

Locations

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Riphah International University

Islamabad, Federal, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

Other Identifiers

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REC/01408 Maria Mishal

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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