Using an iPhone application to support meal replacement weight loss programs

Efficacy of an iPhone application via a Weight Management Mentor in increasing retention and weight loss in meal replacement weight loss program in overweight Australian women: A randomized control trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000693921

Enrollment

Registered

2011-07-07

Start date

2011-07-06

Completion date

2011-07-18

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Providing Mobile Mentor will increase weight loss and improve retention on a meal replacement program.

Interventions

The intervention is an iPhone app that uses prompting and behavioral techniques to support women on a meal replacement diet. This app provides daily prompts over the duration of the trial (8 weeks) to help women self-monitor weight and has goal-setting features derived from social cognitive theory

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Adult women Overweight or obese (ie BMI 25-40) Have an iPhone Be willing to participate in a meal replacement study Not previously diagnosed with diabetes or heart disease.

Exclusion criteria

Diabetes Healthy weight No iPhone

Outcome results