The aim of the present study is to develop and validate the effects of a new cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) using digital healthcare mobile apps such as Noom Coach and InBody.
Seventy female participants whose BMI scores were above 23 and who had no other clinical problem except obesity were randomized into an experimental and a control group. Forty-five people in the experimental group were connected with the therapist using digital healthcare apps, so they got daily feedbacks and assignments for 8 weeks. Twenty-five people in the control group also used digital healthcare apps but they were asked to do self-care without intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
70
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a psycho-social intervention that is the most widely used evidence-based practice for improving mental health and requires active interactions between the participants and a therapist or coach.
Self-guided refers to any contact between the participants and a therapist or coach.
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
Change from Baseline
Weight difference
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks, at 6 months
weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2
BMI difference
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks, at 6 months
Fat percent
Fat percent difference
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks, at 6 months
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). Child / Adolescent Measures
Psychological index, total scores range from 10\~40, higher the score lower the self-esteem.
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks, at 6 months
Body Shape Questionnaire: Psychometric properties of the short version (BSQ-8C)
Psychological index, total scores range from 8\~48, higher the score lower the satisfaction to self-body image.
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks, at 6 months
Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ)
Psychological index, total scores range from 33\~165, higher the score more problems in eating behavior.
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks, at 6 months
Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS)
Psychological index, total scores range from 0\~7, higher the score more expected to have food addiction.
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks, at 6 months
Trait Anxiety Inventory (TAI)
Psychological index, total scores range from 20\~80, higher the score higher in feelings of anxiety.
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Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks, at 6 months
Korean Beck Depression Inventory (K-BDI)
Psychological index, total scores range from 0\~63, higher the score higher in feelings of depressed.
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks, at 6 months
Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire-30 (ATQ-30)
Psychological index, total scores range from 30\~150, higher the score higher tendency to have negative automatic thoughts.
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks, at 6 months
the result of cholesterol total
Biological index
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks
the result of triglycerides (TG)
Biological index
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks
the result of gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT)
Biological index
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks
the result of glucose
Biological index
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks
the result of alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
Biological index
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks
the result of aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
Biological index
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks
the result of insulin
Biological index
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks
the result of leptin
Biological index
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks
Buffet index
Buffet test, total scores range from 0\~100, higher the score better in healthy food choice and amount of intake.
Time frame: Baseline, at 8 weeks