Weight LossNCT05931146
Effectiveness of Smartphone Application for Weight Loss
A study testing MyNetDiary app group and Paper diary group in people with Weight Loss, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 40 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Weight Loss
- What is being tested?
- MyNetDiary app group and Paper diary group
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 20 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 1 Mar 2023to 15 Aug 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 40 years
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Adult females
- Age between 18-40 years.
- Individuals with BMI ≥ 25
Who cannot join
- Pathological conditions affecting any system
- Suffering from recent unhealed MSK injury/Trauma
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effectiveness of Smartphone Application for Weight Loss in Healthy Female Adults
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.
Read the detailed description
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
- Weight Loss
- Being tested
- MyNetDiary app group, Paper diary group
- Keywords
- Adult Females, Exercise Adherence, Obesity, Physical Activity, VO2 Max, Weight Loss
- Medical subject headings
- Weight Loss, Obesity, Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
MyNetDiary app groupOther
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 groupOther
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.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| MyNetDiary app group | Experimental | Smart phone application MyNetDiary will be used to track calories and exercise log. The intervention period would last for 3 months. Receives: Other: MyNetDiary app group |
| Paper diary group | Experimental | This group will follow paper diary to track calories and exercise log for 3 months. Receives: Other: Paper diary group |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Weight
It is the estimation of weight without wearing extra things by the individual. Excess or reduced weight is viewed as a sign of deciding an individual's health, with body volume estimation giving an additional aspect by calculating the distribution of body weight. A weight machine is usually used for this purpose. Weight machine is a gadget used to measure weight or mass, which is also called weight scale and weight balance system. The conventional scale comprises of two plates suspended at equal distances from a fulcrum. However, in this study, a digital weight machine will be used. The hardware comprises of a load cell or a weighing scale. The load cell calculates the person's weight and turns the mechanical force into electrical signals that can be easily obtained after microcontroller processing. Excess or reduced weight is viewed as a sign of deciding an individual's health, with body volume estimation giving an additional aspect by calculating the distribution of body
Measured: 3 months
BMI
BMI stands for Body Mass Index. Mathematically it is calculated as, an individual's weight in kilograms (or pounds) divided by the square of level in meters (or feet). The categories of BMI are as follows: < 18.5 as underweight, 18.5 < 25 as normal weight, BMI 25 < 30 as overweight, BMI 30 < 35 as low obesity, BMI 35 < 40 as medium obesity and BMI ≥ 40 as extreme obesity
Measured: 3 months
Secondary outcomes (5)
MyNetDairy App
The app usage data will be collected from the phone with the help of phone's app usage record and daily usage of app, its exercise log and diet log would be recorded to maintain app usage data.
Measured: 3 months
Level of physical activity
The physical activity level is a method for communicating an individual's day to day activity as a number and is utilized to gauge an individual's energy consumption
Measured: 3 months
Exercise adherence
Exercise adherence is a term used to define how well a patient or client is following their home exercise program or gym program and the suggestions made to them by their health expert or fitness coach. This would be recorded with the help of daily exercise and diet log by using diary or app usage.
Measured: 3 months
Blood Pressure
Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of arteries. Each time heart beats, it siphons blood into the supply routes. Blood pressure is highest when heart beats, pumping the blood. This is called systolic pressure. At the point when heart is very still, between beats, blood pressure falls. This is called diastolic pressure. Sphygmomanometer is used to measure blood pressure. It typically consists of an inflatable rubber cuff which is applied to the arm and connected to a column of mercury next to a graduated scale, enabling the determination of systolic and diastolic blood pressure by increasing and gradually releasing the pressure in the cuff. Normal blood pressure is considered as 120/80 mmHg as systolic/diastolic pressure.
Measured: 3 months
VO2 max
It is the highest rate of oxygen consumption attainable during maximal exercise
Measured: 3 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Jul 2023
- Study start1 Mar 2023
- Primary completion31 Jul 2023
- Study completion15 Aug 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Weight LossStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Riphah International UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Noman Sadiq, MS-SPT, Principal investigator, Riphah International University, Islamabad.
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05931146
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- REC/01408 Maria Mishal
- Status last verified
- Oct 2023
- First submitted
- 26 Jun 2023
- Last updated
- 5 Oct 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Oct 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effectiveness of Smartphone Application for Weight Loss in Healthy Female Adults
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05931146
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REC/01408 Maria Mishal
- Conditions
- Weight Loss
- Keywords
- Adult Females, Exercise Adherence, Obesity, Physical Activity, VO2 Max, Weight Loss
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 20 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Mar 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jul 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Aug 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Jul 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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
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.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| MyNetDiary app group | Experimental | Other: MyNetDiary app groupSmart phone application MyNetDiary will be used to track calories and exercise log. The intervention period would last for 3 months. |
| Paper diary group | Experimental | Other: Paper diary groupThis group will follow paper diary to track calories and exercise log for 3 months. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 40 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Adult females
- Age between 18-40 years.
- Individuals with BMI ≥ 25
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Pathological conditions affecting any system
- Suffering from recent unhealed MSK injury/Trauma
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| MyNetDiary app groupMyNetDiary 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 | Other | MyNetDiary app group |
| Paper diary groupPaper 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. | Other | Paper diary group |
Primary outcome
Weight
Time frame: 3 months
It is the estimation of weight without wearing extra things by the individual. Excess or reduced weight is viewed as a sign of deciding an individual's health, with body volume estimation giving an additional aspect by calculating the distribution of body weight. A weight machine is usually used for this purpose. Weight machine is a gadget used to measure weight or mass, which is also called weight scale and weight balance system. The conventional scale comprises of two plates suspended at equal distances from a fulcrum. However, in this study, a digital weight machine will be used. The hardware comprises of a load cell or a weighing scale. The load cell calculates the person's weight and turns the mechanical force into electrical signals that can be easily obtained after microcontroller processing. Excess or reduced weight is viewed as a sign of deciding an individual's health, with body volume estimation giving an additional aspect by calculating the distribution of body
BMI
Time frame: 3 months
BMI stands for Body Mass Index. Mathematically it is calculated as, an individual's weight in kilograms (or pounds) divided by the square of level in meters (or feet). The categories of BMI are as follows: < 18.5 as underweight, 18.5 < 25 as normal weight, BMI 25 < 30 as overweight, BMI 30 < 35 as low obesity, BMI 35 < 40 as medium obesity and BMI ≥ 40 as extreme obesity
5 secondary outcomes
MyNetDairy App
Time frame: 3 months
Level of physical activity
Time frame: 3 months
Exercise adherence
Time frame: 3 months
Blood Pressure
Time frame: 3 months
VO2 max
Time frame: 3 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Oct 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Noman Sadiq, MS-SPT principal investigator
Riphah International University, Islamabad.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing MyNetDiary app group and Paper diary group in people with Weight Loss, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Oct 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Weight (time frame: 3 months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Oct 2023.