Lifestyle
Conditions
Keywords
web application, nutrition knowledge, physical activity
Brief summary
The study is planned for people who would like to reduce or maintain their weight and keep a healthy life style .After signing an informed consent, participants will be divided randomly into two groups :control group and an intervention group that will get the application (eBalance ). Participants will be followed for 12 weeks.
Detailed description
Primary objective: to develop a web application based on energy balance and evaluates its effectiveness in promoting healthy lifestyle habits versus a control group. Secondary objectives: 1. To evaluate the frequency and convenient of usage of the internet intervention 2. To test the impact of the intervention on nutrition knowledge, diet quality and physical activity 3. To evaluate the effect of the intervention on weight management status
Interventions
OTHERebalance
using the ebalance application for 14 weeks
Sponsors
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* People aged more than 18 years * Web and e-mail experience * Interested in either reducing weight or maintaining a healthy lifestyle
Exclusion criteria
* without any mail experience * pregnancy * involvement in other diet programs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| weight | 14 weeks | measuring weight at baseline and end of 14 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| duration of physical activity | 14 weeks | at baseline and end of study |
| Nutrition knowledge | 14 weeks | questionnaire at baseline and end of study |
| waist circumference | 14 weeks | waist circumference will be measured at baseline and end of 14 weeks |
| height | 14 weeks | height will be measured at baseline |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed