CompletedNot Applicable

Efficacy of a Mobile Application to Help in Weight Loss Before Bariatric Surgery

Spain142 participantsStarted 2022-10-18

Plain-language summary

The present randomized clinical trial aims to prove the safety and efficacy of an interactive mobile application (Care4Today®) to obtain sufficient weight loss and empower patients with morbid obesity before being submitted to a gastric by-pass.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients older than 18 and younger than 65 years who meet criteria to undergo bariatric surgery BMI between 35 and 50 kg/m2 and indication of one-time surgery Signing the informed consent of the study Patient suitable for laparoscopic surgery Patient who demonstrates accessibility to a smartphone and basic digital competence Exclusion Criteria: * Previous bariatric surgery Two-step surgery Patient without resources to access the use of a Smartphone or without basic digital competence Contraindication for surgery Other surgical procedures associated with the same intervention

What they're measuring

Preoperative weight loss

Timeframe: App will be provided four months before surgery and then preoperative weight loss achieved will be evaluated the day of surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05598840

SponsorHospital Universitari de Bellvitge

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-11-01

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