Clinical trial

Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention Utilizing Mobile Health Technology in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT04997473

Recruiting nowNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

Pilot study enrolling obese post HSCT (hematopoietic stem cell transplantation) patients at the hematology/oncology clinic at the Mattel Children's Hospital, University of California, Los Angeles. Parameters include percent over the 95th percentile (%BMIp95), zBMI, fasting metabolic metrics, addictive eating habits, and motivation for change.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age13 Years to 30 Years
SexAll
Healthy volunteersAccepted
ConditionObesity, Stem Cell Transplant

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients ≥ 13 and ≤ 30 years old with a history of HSCT of any type, at least 100 days post-transplant at initial consultation of the study, will be eligible for the study. * Both male and female patients will be eligible. * Patients must classify as obese, represented as Body mass index \[BMI\] ≥85th percentile for age and gender. * Patients must also be able to read English since the app intervention is only available in English form. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are ≤ 13 or ≥ 30 years old are not eligible for the study. * Patients who are \< 100 days post-transplant at initial consultation will not be eligible for the study, but may become eligible if they are \>100 days post-transplant at their next consultation that falls within the enrollment window. * Patients whose BMI does not fall under the obese category will be excluded. * No patients will be excluded for any specific underlying medical condition, but decisions will be made on a case by case basis if a patient's functioning is deemed to significantly interfere with intervention participation.

Treatments and study arms

W8L2G mobile health (mHealth) app

Behavioral

Weight loss phone app based on addiction principles. This intervention has been validated in two prior studies. Participants will also interact with coaches throughout the intervention

Primary outcomes

BMI4 months

To evaluate the effectiveness of an addiction-based weight loss intervention, embodied as a smartphone app with telephone coaching, on weight (weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2) outcomes of overweight and obese post HSCT adolescents and young adults.

Study locations

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UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States
Belen RamirezContact