Recruiting

mHealth Apps

Sponsor:

San Diego State University

Code:

NCT05279729

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Obesity

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 64

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Mobile health application

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of mobile health applications in improving health outcomes and the subsequent benefit of improving type II diabetes outcomes in a low socioeconomic Hispanic population. This study will involve a 6-month long commitment where participants will be expected to weigh themselves every morning, at the same time, and check their blood glucose readings daily before and after meals for at least three meals in the day.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Obesity

Study ID

NCT05279729

Start date

Aug 1, 2022

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

Dec, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 64

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed with type II diabetes
  • Between the age of 18-64
  • BMI ≥ 27
  • Individual annual income less than $47,520 \[Covered CA income guidelines and salary restrictions\]
  • Hispanic and/or Latinx origin
  • Monitors blood glucose regularly
  • Owns or has access to a bathroom weight scale
  • Owns a smartphone and willing to download mobile apps

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not check blood glucose at least once per day
  • On medications that promote weight gain such as antipsychotic, antidepressant, and steroid hormone medications.

Medications for diabetes such as insulin, thiazolidinediones or sulfonylureas are okay

Study Design

Enrollment

45 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Factorial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Control

experimental: Weight Watchers (WW)

experimental: Healthi app

Interventions

Mobile health application

Intervention will be with two different mobile health (mHealth) applications, Weight Watchers and Healthi app (formerly iTrackBites)

Primary outcome measure

  • Effectiveness of mHealth apps at reducing bodyweight assessed by bodyweight measurements over 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
  • Most effect intervention for weight loss in first 3 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
  • Most effective intervention for weight loss by 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
  • Self-efficacy in weight management assessed by Weight Management and Nutrition Knowledge questionnaire [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
  • Long term diabetes improvement via A1c [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

San Diego State University

Recruiting

San Diego, California, United States, 92182

Contacts

Mee Young Hong, PhD

619-594-2392mhong2@sdsu.edu

Robert J Castro, BS

6193636120rcastro0271@sdsu.edu

Principal Investigator:

Mee Young Hong, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

San Diego State University

Last update posted

Oct 6, 2025

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Keywords

  • diabetes
  • low income
  • mhealth
  • ehealth

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by San Diego State University on 2025-10-06.