To measure the effectiveness of tailored text message-based weight reduction program
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN39629189 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN39629189 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 25/02/2011
- Registration date
- 28/04/2011
- Last edited
- 05/02/2015
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Ju-Young Kim
Scientific
Scientific
166 Gumi-ro Bundang-gu, Gyeonggi-do
Department of Family Medicine
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam
463-707
Korea, South
Study information
| Study design | Two parallel group randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Other |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | A pilot randomised controlled trial to measure the effectiveness of tailored text message-based weight reduction program |
| Study objectives | The intervention to be evaluated in this trial is a six-month program of automatically generated tailored text messages sent to the participant's mobile phone. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Institutional Review Board of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital approved on the 30th December 2010 (ref: B-1012/117-003) |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Obesity |
| Intervention | Two groups to be compared: 1. Control group: participants will receive tuition in weight-control, BMI measure, education materials 2. Intervention group: participants will receive tuition in weight-control, BMI measure, education materials, plus patient-tailored interactive SMS text messages every other day |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Body weight: The percentage of body weight change in 6 months. Weight is measured at baseline, 1, 3, and 6 months in light clothing by bioelectrical analysis methods We also plan to obtain self administered questionnaires such as eating behavior, physical activity using International Physical Acitivity Questionnaire (IPAQ-short form) and Korean version of Obesity related Quality of Life Scale at baseline and 6 months later |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. BMI 2. Body composition 3. Quality of life 4. Eating habits 5. Physical activity |
| Overall study start date | 01/04/2011 |
| Completion date | 30/09/2011 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | Total approximately 200 (100 in each of the intervention groups) |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Obese people - body mass index (BMI) over 25 2. Able to read Korean and can provide written informed consent 3. Is seriously considering weight reduction 4. Aged over 20 years, either sex 5. Has a mobile phone and is familiar with sending and receiving SMS text messages 6. Is willing to participate in study and follow study procedures 7. Is not currently enroled in another formal weight reduction study or program 8. Is not using diet pill at randomisation date |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Do not meet all of the inclusion criteria 2. Past 3-month comorbidities, for example cerebral apoplexy, coronary artery diseases 3. Past 3-month coronary artery intervention or surgery 4. Has heart failure or anorexia nervosa or terminal cancer |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/04/2011 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/09/2011 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Korea, South
Study participating centre
166 Gumi-ro Bundang-gu, Gyeonggi-do
Seongnam
463-707
Korea, South
463-707
Korea, South
Sponsor information
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (South Korea)
Hospital/treatment centre
Hospital/treatment centre
300 Gumi-ro Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do
Department of Education and Research
Seongnam
463-707
Korea, South
| Website | http://www.snubh.org/en/ |
|---|---|
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/00cb3km46 |
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (South Korea)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 03/02/2015 | Yes | No |
