Recruiting

mHealth Applications

Sponsor:

San Diego State University

Code:

NCT05726942

Conditions

Overweight and Obesity

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 64

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Healthi

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of mobile health applications in improving health outcomes in patients with overweight and obesity. This study will involve a 6-month long commitment where participants will be expected to use an mHealth app daily, weigh themselves and check their fasting blood glucose levels every morning.

Conditions

Overweight and Obesity

Study ID

NCT05726942

Start date

Jan 1, 2023

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

Jan 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 1, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 64

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Between the age of 18-64
  • BMI ≥ 25
  • Owns or has access to a bathroom weight scale
  • Owns a smartphone and willing to download mobile app

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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

30 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Factorial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Healthi

no intervention: Control

Interventions

Healthi

Healthi refers to the Healthi app, which is a mobile application for weight loss

Primary outcome measure

  • Effectiveness of mHealth apps at changing bodyweight assessed by bodyweight measurements over 6 months [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
  • Self-efficacy in weight management assessed by Weight Management and Nutrition Knowledge questionnaire [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
  • Long-term change in diabetes via fasting blood glucose [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
  • Quality of Life after using mHealth apps assessed by World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF questionnaire [ Time Frame: 3 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 2, 2025

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Keywords

  • adiposity

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 2025-10-02.