Weight-loss application: short-term study of efficacy in the setting of supervised weight-loss activities

Prospective, randomized study of short-term weight loss outcomes using gamification-based strategy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN30309753

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-07-19

Start date

2017-01-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-09-09

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Conditions

Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Interventions

A total of 100 patients from one of the SLUHN Bariatric Clinics with an available medically supervised weight-loss program were allocated to intervention or control using alternate allocation.

those using Ayogo app (intervention group) and those who do not (control group). The app includes motivational tools, informative content, food/activity/weight tracking (which is known to support weig

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged >18 years 2. Owns or has access to a smartphone 3. Proficient in English 4. Comfortable using the app 5. Attending a weight-loss programme at one of the SLUHN bariatric clinics

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Do not meet the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Weight measured weekly from baseline to 3-months 2. Degree of individual interaction with app and app usage measured over the course of the program using: 2.1 Encouragements received 2.2 Encouragements received in first two weeks 2.3 Total number of swipes 2.4 Total active days on app 2.5 Social wall likes 2.6 Social wall answers 2.7 Daily Quest answers 2.8 Narratives page views 2.9 Number of weight, exercise, and diet entries 3. Patient engagement using a secondary Patient Engagement Questionnaire administered on monthly basis	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Weight measured weekly from baseline to 3-months 2. Degree of individual interaction with app and app usage measured over the course of the program using: 2.1 Encouragements received 2.2 Encouragements received in first two weeks 2.3 Total number of swipes 2.4 Total active days on app 2.5 Social wall likes 2.6 Social wall answers 2.7 Daily Quest answers 2.8 Narratives page views 2.9 Number of weight, exercise, and diet entries 3. Patient engagement using a secondary Patient Engagement Questionnaire administered on monthly basis

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Glucose control measured by Hemoglobin A1c at baseline and 3-months 2. Number of emergency and physician office visits over the 3-month period	—

Countries

United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026