Skip to content

Trial of an eHealth application to support weight loss maintenance

Using an intelligent versus simple smartphone application in order to support weight loss in adults wishing to maintain recent weight loss.

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12614000474651
Enrollment
88
Registered
2014-05-07
Start date
2014-10-07
Completion date
2014-11-17
Last updated
2020-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

We aim to develop a smartphone application (app) for supporting weight loss maintenance and evaluate the efficacy of the app in a 12 week clinical trial with 12 week follow up. The overall objective of this project is to develop and validate our app which aims to support people to maintain the weight losses they have achieved.

Interventions

A smartphone application (app) for supporting weight loss maintenance. This app provides tracking tools for weight, diet, exercise and wellbeing and advice on psychological wellbeing, diet and exercise in order to help people maintain their weight losses. To increase interaction, the app prompts people daily and provides intelligent feedback based on data entered into the tracking tool. Participants will have access to this app for 24 weeks. They will be free to interact with the app as much as

A smartphone application (app) for supporting weight loss maintenance. This app provides tracking tools for weight, diet, exercise and wellbeing and advice on psychological wellbeing, diet and exercise in order to help people maintain their weight losses. To increase interaction, the app prompts people daily and provides intelligent feedback based on data entered into the tracking tool. Participants will have access to this app for 24 weeks. They will be free to interact with the app as much as they like.

Sponsors

CSIRO
Lead SponsorGovernment body

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Prevention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

*Adults (18+; Males & females) *Lost weight at least 5% of their body weight within last 24 months *Want to continue or maintain their weight loss *Have access to bathroom scales *Own a Smartphone *Happy to attend clinic in Adelaide 5 times

Exclusion criteria

*Pregnancy/breast feeding (or planning pregnancy) *Active cancer

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026