Status:

COMPLETED

The PortionSize Smartphone App Pilot (PS Pilot)

Lead Sponsor:

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Conditions:

Dietary Habits

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

The objective is to examine the preliminary validity, reliability and perceived participant satisfaction of the PortionSize app.

Detailed Description

Overweight and obesity are a burgeoning public health concern, yet only a small minority of smartphone apps that claim to facilitate healthy eating and weight loss incorporate evidence-based principle...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • BMI 18.5-45 kg/m2 based upon self-reported height and weight
  • Have an iPhone and an operable Apple ID, password, and email address and is willing to use these to collect data during the study, acknowledging that data usage, and associated charges, are a result of study participation

Exclusion

  • For females, pregnancy or breast feeding
  • Currently diagnosed with an eating disorder
  • Disease that severely affects metabolism, including diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, or dyslipidemia
  • Has gained or lost more than 10 lbs in the last 3 months
  • PBRC faculty/staff member
  • Has suffered serious mental illness that has resulted in serious functional impairment and has substantially interfered with one's life activities within the last 5 years
  • Any other medical, psychiatric, or behavioral factors in the judgment of the Principle Investigator that may interfere with study participation or the ability to follow the protocol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 31 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 20 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04494971

Start Date

August 31 2020

End Date

November 20 2020

Last Update

November 19 2024

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Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808