Status:
COMPLETED
PathMate2: The Impact of Health Information System Services on the Effects of Therapy in Overweight Teenagers
Lead Sponsor:
Ostschweizer Kinderspital
Conditions:
Obesity, Adolescent
Eligibility:
All Genders
11-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Randomised controlled trial in overweight adolescents using a health App.
Detailed Description
Problem In Switzerland, 20% of children are overweight and novel methods are urgently needed to control the epidemic. Foundations of chronic diseases develop during childhood and track into adulthood ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- obesity, BMI \> P. 97 (Jenni et al., 2011) or overweight, BMI \>P.90, plus risk factors or co-morbidity
- ability and parent's permission to use pre-configured study smartphones handed out to the children
- readiness to use the personal smartphone number and to spend the sum allocated exclusively for the study SMS during the 6 months of intervention
Exclusion
- major somatic or psychiatric disease without adequate treatment,
- weight-relevant medication (antiepileptic drugs, methylphenhydate and similar medication),
- inability or lack of parent's or caregivers' permission to use a study smartphone with a mobile phone contract,
- lack of informed consent from children and parents and
- undue consumption of the amount allocated for study SMS for non-study purposes,
- overuse of smartphone e.g. without night beak for at least 8 hours.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 30 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03270423
Start Date
January 30 2017
End Date
December 31 2018
Last Update
January 7 2020
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Ostschweizer Kinderspital
Sankt Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, 9006