Evaluation of the WARIFA App and Its Impact on Healthy Lifestyle

NCT ID: NCT06918444

Last Updated: 2025-04-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

104 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-02-24

Study Completion Date

2025-05-29

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to assess the effect of the WARIFA app on the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviours related to Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as well as in the management of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). This is done using user-generated data analysis, artificial intelligence (AI) and risk estimation to provide personalised recommendations on lifestyle-related behaviours through a mobile app.

* Primary objective: the objective of this study is to assess the impact of using the WARIFA app on a series of outcomes, related to the promotion of healthy lifestyles and prevention of NCDs, as well as on the management of T1D.
* Secondary objectives: to assess the feasibility of implementation of a complex health app (WARIFA), and to explore which outcomes are more relevant in this context for users.

The study will evaluate the app in two different populations:

* Population 1: Citizens living in Europe of either sex aged \> 18 years diagnosed with no more than one NCD (of the following: CVD, any type of cancer, chronic respiratory disease and T2D) and current owners of a smartphone with internet access.
* Population 2: European adult individuals of either sex aged \>18 years with T1D currently using multiple daily insulin injections or an insulin pump and current owners of a smartphone with internet access.

The study will be carried out in three centres in three different countries: the Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias (iUIBS) in Spain, the Norwegian Centre for E-health Research (NSE) in Norway, and in Romania.

Participants in each population will be randomised to an intervention or control arm on a 1:1 ratio:

* Intervention arm: the Warifa app will be used by the participants throughout the study. The app will provide personalised risk estimations and recommendations through user-generated data analysis and artificial intelligence.
* Control arm: The control group will use a Warifa app with the same functionalities than the intervention arm, but without artificial intelligence.

At baseline, information will be collected by questionnaires and a physical examination, including anthropometry and a lipid profile. These measurements will be repeated in 12 weeks and will be compared between the treatment arms.

The study will last 3 months in total, start of recruitment on 10 February 2025, end of study after the last visit of the last participant, on 12 May 2025. Each user will participate in the study for 12 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lifestyle Intervention Non Communicable Chronic Diseases Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Use of WARIFA app with artificial intelligence (AI)

Participants will use a version of WARIFA app with artificial intelligence and personalized messages.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

WARIFA app with AI

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will be given access to the WARIFA app on their mobile phones during the study.

This app will collect activity data as well as questionnaires and diaries. Using this data and artificial intelligence, it will provide participants with personalised information and recommendations about their lifestyle and risk of chronic non-communicable diseases.

Use of WARIFA app without artificial intelligence (AI)

Participants will use a version of WARIFA app with the same functionalities as the intervention group, but without artificial intelligence and personalized messages.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

WARIFA app without AI

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants will be given access to the WARIFA app on their cell phones during the study.

This app will collect activity data, as well as through questionnaires and diaries. With this data, it will give information and general recommendations to the participants related to their lifestyle habits and risks of chronic non-communicable diseases, following the WHO guidelines. This version will not use artificial intelligence or personalized messages.

Interventions

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WARIFA app with AI

Participants will be given access to the WARIFA app on their mobile phones during the study.

This app will collect activity data as well as questionnaires and diaries. Using this data and artificial intelligence, it will provide participants with personalised information and recommendations about their lifestyle and risk of chronic non-communicable diseases.

Intervention Type DEVICE

WARIFA app without AI

Participants will be given access to the WARIFA app on their cell phones during the study.

This app will collect activity data, as well as through questionnaires and diaries. With this data, it will give information and general recommendations to the participants related to their lifestyle habits and risks of chronic non-communicable diseases, following the WHO guidelines. This version will not use artificial intelligence or personalized messages.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Common for both population groups:
* Adults over 18 years of age.
* Owners of a smartphone operating with Android and with internet access.
* Group 1: General population:
* Healthy or diagnosed with no more than one NCD (CVD, any type of cancer, T2D or chronic respiratory disease).
* Group 2: T1D:
* Treatment with multiple subcutaneous insulin injections or an insulin pump.
* Users of a continuous glucose monitor.

Exclusion Criteria

* Common for both groups:
* Pregnancy.
* Mobile device which is incompatible with the WARIFA app (E.g. Apple devices).
* Unable to understand any of the app languages (Spanish, English, Norwegian or Romanian).
* Any reason which precludes follow-up, based on the researcher's criteria.
* Group 1: General population
* People with two or more NCDs.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias (iUIBS) de la Universidad de Las

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Rosa María Sánchez Hernández

MD, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Instituto Universitario De Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias (IUIBS)

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Facility Contacts

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Juan Carmelo Betancort Acosta

Role: primary

+34 646068951

Related Links

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https://www.warifa.eu/

WARIFA project home page

Other Identifiers

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2024-330-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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