An interventional study of Podcasts and Mobile Diet Application in Obesity, sponsored by University of South Carolina. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-04-18.
Sponsored by University of South Carolina · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The purpose of the study is to test the effectiveness of two different weight loss interventions. Both of these interventions will provide weight loss information through twice weekly audio podcasts. In addition to the podcasts, participants will be asked to track their diet using either a wearable device on their wrist or through an app on their smartphone.
This study will last approximately 6 months. Participants will attend one 1-hour orientation meeting at the beginning of the study and a 2-hour baseline assessment and training meeting. Additional assessments will be conducted at 3 months and 6 months. Weekly questionnaires will be administered. Everyone in the study will be asked to listen to 2 podcasts per week. Each of the podcasts will take about 15 - 20 minutes to listen to and so participants should expect to spend 30 - 40 minutes each week listening to podcasts. Participants will also be randomized to either track diet with an app on their smartphone or using a device they wear on their wrist. Each week, participants will be sent an email as a reminder on how to use their diet tracking device. They will also be encouraged to monitor their exercise and body weight.
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Participants in this group will receive podcasts twice weekly in conjunction with using a wearable wrist device called a Bite Counter. The Bite Counter tracks the number of bites/calories per bite. (Podcasts plus Bite Counter)
Behavioral: Podcasts · Behavioral: Bite Counter
Participants in this group will receive podcasts twice weekly in conjunction with using a mobile application to track their diet. (Podcasts plus Mobile Diet Application)
Behavioral: Podcasts · Behavioral: Mobile Diet Application
Participants will receive twice weekly podcasts that will cover topics related to weight loss.
Participants will use a mobile application on their smartphone to track their diet.
Participants will use a wrist-worn Bite Counter to track the number of bites in their diet per day.
Change in body weight as assessed by digital scale
Change in body weight from baseline to 6 months as assessed by digital scale.
Time frame: 6 months
Plan to share: Undecided
The record gives a start of Dec 2015, a primary completion of Aug 2016 and a completion of Sep 2016. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.
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