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PATHS-UP Health Behavior Self-monitoring Mobile App for Adolescents

Investigating the Efficacy of Mobile Health Monitoring and Self-care to Improve Obesity Outcomes in Hispanic Adolescence Populations

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 30 days
  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires, Phone or video check-ins, Interviews

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "The app provides youth with an AI enabled component to log their daily diet as well as a weekly survey to assess sleep."
  • "Participants within the registry who are eligible will be invited via a phone call to participate in this study."
  • "Once they join the study, participants will receive an IndieHealth Bluetooth-enabled weight scale and a customized mobile health app and will be asked to conduct daily self-measurement of weight, complete daily educational tasks, and log meals for 30 days."
  • "The acceptability, utility, and engagement with the mobile health platform will be measured using a study-specific, process evaluation questionnaire."
  • "Baseline and post-intervention assessments will be conducted and will consist of a demographic survey to be completed by parents."
  • "Motivation for exercise will be measured using a 9-item survey, which has shown acceptable validity and reliability among youth."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study will develop and test a phone app that tracks activity, sleep, and food habits. The 30-day test will look at whether the app improves health related to excess weight in Hispanic or Latino teens ages 12–18.

Hispanic adolescents in the U.S. are disproportionately burdened by type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to non-Hispanic white youth (0.079% vs. 0.017%) contributing to higher rates of T2D-related vascular complications, cardiovascular disease, and mortality, among this population. Disparities in T2D are driven in part by independent, modifiable risk factors including low levels of physical activity, sleep, and poor diet. Lifestyle interventions are the cornerstone for maintaining glucose control and managing T2D. However, few studies have developed and tested lifestyle interventions for Hispanic youth with T2D. Digital health interventions that promote healthy lifestyle behaviors like physical activity, sleep, and diet, have demonstrated effectiveness among adults. Studies that use health-based smartphone applications have demonstrated preliminary efficacy for improving health-related lifestyle behaviors as these digital tools leverage behavior change techniques (e.g. self-monitoring, goal-setting, feedback) that have proven effective. Use of digital technology allows for the continuous delivery of intervention content into the home environment extending the reach of clinical care while engaging youth in a format that is age-appropriate given that today's youth are digital frontrunners. Unfortunately, while the use of digital health interventions have increased, few studies have focused on adolescents with overweight and obesity who are at high risk for T2D. The purpose of this study is to 1) develop a mobile health platform for remote and continuous monitoring of activity, sleep, and nutrition and 2) conduct a pilot study (30 days) to evaluate the efficacy of a novel digital health platform in improving obesity-related health outcomes outcomes in Hispanic adolescents (12-18 years; N=30) population.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Identify as Hispanic or Latino.
  • Be 12–18 years old.
  • Have a body mass index (BMI) in the 85th–95th percentile, a measure of body size compared with other teens.
  • Own an iPhone.

Who can't join

  • Currently take part in a health program.
  • Have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
  • Have an illness or condition that prevents physical activity.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * self-identify as Hispanic or Latino * 12-18 years * BMI% in the 85th-95th range, * Owns their own iphone Exclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled in a health program * Diagnosed with T2D * Present with a disease or condition that would prevent one from engaging in activity

Study sites (1)

TX