CompletedNot Applicable

CommitFit App to Facilitate Health Behavior Change in Clinic Adolescents

United States60 participantsStarted 2023-08-29

Plain-language summary

We conducted a 3-month RCT with 30 adolescents (aged 13-15 years) and their caregivers to evaluate the effectiveness of the novel mHealth app "CommitFit", which uses gamification to motivate users to log and achieve health behavior goals. The RCT had three arms: (1) CommitFit only users, (2) CommitFit$, adolescents were paid $0.05 for each point they earned, and (3) Control. Software analytics, surveys, BMI, and blood pressure were evaluated at baseline, 3 months, and 4 months.

Who can participate

Age range13 Years – 15 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion Criteria: speak English fluently, read at the 6th grade level or higher, and be proficient with smart phone app use to participate. Caregivers much bet at least 18 years or older. No baseline weight criteria. \- Exclusion Criteria: severe mental health disorders (other than mild or controlled anxiety and/or depression), intellectual disabilities, or eating disorders via a screening survey \-

What they're measuring

BMI percentile

Timeframe: Baseline to 4 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06985251

SponsorUniversity of Missouri-Columbia

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-02-23

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Overweight Adolescents trials