The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of mobile health applications in improving health outcomes in patients with overweight and obesity. This study will involve a 6-month long commitment where participants will be expected to use an mHealth app daily, weigh themselves and check their fasting blood glucose levels every morning.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
Healthi refers to the Healthi app, which is a mobile application for weight loss
San Diego State University
San Diego, California, United States
RECRUITINGEffectiveness of mHealth apps at changing bodyweight assessed by bodyweight measurements over 6 months
Determine if the mhealth app is an effective weight loss modality compared to standard weight loss program (control) Outcome measure will be body weight in kg
Time frame: 3 months
Self-efficacy in weight management assessed by Weight Management and Nutrition Knowledge questionnaire
Compare and determine which intervention promotes self-efficacy in weight management. Reporting will be on a scale of 0-100, with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy
Time frame: 3 months
Long-term change in diabetes via fasting blood glucose
Compare and determine which intervention elicits the most change towards diabetes via fasting blood glucose Outcome measure will be fasting blood glucose
Time frame: 3 months
Quality of Life after using mHealth apps assessed by World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF questionnaire
Comparing the two arms to determine which leads to greater quality of life (QOL) Measures will be reported on a scale of 1-5 across four domains. Scores will be converted to a scale of 0-100
Time frame: 3 months
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