Childhood Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Mobile Health, Self-Monitoring, Behavioural Treatment
Brief summary
This study evaluates the families' and health care professional's experience from using a web based support system including mobile applications for self-monitoring weight and physical activity. Changes in BMI standard deviation score are compared between usual care (control) and usual care with complementary web-based support system (intervention).
Detailed description
In this study children with obesity were randomized to either usual care according to regular routine (control group) or to usual care plus a web-based support system (intervention group). The system is based on a smartphone application connected to a scale and an activity measuring wrist-band. Data is automatically transferred from the accessories to the smartphone, where data is presented graphically. The data is transferred to the clinic for support. The system is developed for communication between the clinic and family. The randomization was done at the start of individual treatment and lasted for 6 months. Investigators studied the families and health care professional's experience of using the web-based support system as well as changes in BMI standard deviation score in the control and intervention group.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCLOSS
Usual care plus using mobile application's to register weight and physical activity as well as for communication with the clinic. A web-based system enables health care professionals to follow the the patient's daily weight registration online.
BEHAVIORALUsual care
Usual care. The child and parent(s) at regular visits to the nurse at the clinic
Sponsors
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Obesity according to International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) * Swedish speaking parents * Parents able to use a smart phone * No pharmacological treatment that could intervene the obesity treatment
Exclusion criteria
* Diagnosed with or undergoing assessment of neuropsychiatric disorder * Structured obesity treatment the past 6 months * Hypothalamic obesity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Familie's experience and feasibility of the treatment | 6 months after baseline | CLOSS specific questionnaire, control vs intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health care professional's required working time for control vs intervention | During the intervention 6 months | Time report |
| Health care professional's experience using the web based support system | During the intervention 3 and 6 months | CLOSS specific questions regarding the application |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in BMI Standard Deviation Score | During the intervention 3 and 6 months | Control vs intervention |
| Familie's compliance | During the intervention 6 months | Control - visits to the clinic Intervention - daily weighing, daily usage of accelerometer, and visits to the clinic |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed