NCT05236881Completed
Development of an mHealth Tool (ANíMATE) to Assess Self-management, Self-care and Adherence in People With Obesity
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Nov 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This trial main purpose is to develop and test an mHealth app aimed at improving self-management, self-care and adherence of people with obesity. The study population are type I or II obese people, aged more than 18 years old, with or without comorbidities, who have a smartphone or tablet compatible with the app (Android version 9.0 or higher) and access to a scale for regular weight monitoring. Control group will follow standard care protocol and patients in the intervention group will also be provided with the app. Follow-up will be done for 16 weeks. Both groups will attend 3 face-to-face visits (baseline, 2 and 4 months).
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 36 (actual)
- First submitted
- 24 Jan 2022
- Start date
- 20 Apr 2022
- Primary completion date
- 13 Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT05236881
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 36
- From 20 Apr 2022 to the primary completion date, 13 Nov 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Presence of serious major comorbidities: High blood pressure treated with \> 3 drugs, diabetes mellitus treated with insulin, dyslipidemia treated with PCSK9 inhibitors, sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome treated with CPAP, ischemic heart disease or stroke.
- Use of pharmacological treatment with influence on weight started in the 6 months prior to study entry.
- History of weight loss intervention (diet, exercise) in the 6 months prior to study entry.
- Use of any other app or treatment to lose weight in the 6 months prior to study entry.
Other illness
- History of eating disorder.
- History of bariatric surgery.
- Any other disease or condition that may interfere with compliance with the protocol or completion of the study.
Other
- Pregnancy, short-term gestational desire or lactation.
Who the study is looking for
- Patients over 18 years of age.
- People with BMI 30-39.9 kg/m2.
- Have a smartphone or tablet compatible with the app (Android version 9.0 or higher) and have sufficient capabilities to use it.
- Have access to a scale for regular weight monitoring.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 100 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Barcelona | Spain | Unknown status |
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