The study is planned for people who would like to reduce or maintain their weight and keep a healthy life style .After signing an informed consent, participants will be divided randomly into two groups :control group and an intervention group that will get the application (eBalance ). Participants will be followed for 12 weeks.
Primary objective: to develop a web application based on energy balance and evaluates its effectiveness in promoting healthy lifestyle habits versus a control group. Secondary objectives: 1. To evaluate the frequency and convenient of usage of the internet intervention 2. To test the impact of the intervention on nutrition knowledge, diet quality and physical activity 3. To evaluate the effect of the intervention on weight management status
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
99
using the ebalance application for 14 weeks
Hebrew University
Jerusalem, Israel
weight
measuring weight at baseline and end of 14 weeks
Time frame: 14 weeks
duration of physical activity
at baseline and end of study
Time frame: 14 weeks
Nutrition knowledge
questionnaire at baseline and end of study
Time frame: 14 weeks
waist circumference
waist circumference will be measured at baseline and end of 14 weeks
Time frame: 14 weeks
height
height will be measured at baseline
Time frame: 14 weeks
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