Healthcare Text Messaging to Improve Diet, Physical Activity and Weight Loss in a Pediatric Lipid Clinic
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pediatric Obesity
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine if health-related text messages sent from healthcare providers to overweight and obese adolescents enrolled at a pediatric lipid clinic will result in increased adherence to their nutrition and physical activity goals and improve their weight loss. The study will also assess if the volume of texts per week impacts outcomes.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02228278
- Run by
- University of Florida
- People needed
- 148
- Starts
- 2015-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-02-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-04-16
Who can join
Age: 11 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adolescents age 13-17
- Overweight or obese (BMI > 85th percentile)
- Attend or will start attending UF Pediatric Lipid Clinic during the study period
- Own a cell phone that can receive text messages
You may not qualify if…
- Current diagnosis of a psychiatric eating disorder (anorexia nervosa or bulimia)
- Pregnancy
- Medical disease that would contraindicate moderate physical activity, as determined by clinician (MD or NP) from the Lipid Clinic
- Phase 2:
- Inclusion criteria
- Ages 11-21
- Overweight or obese (BMI > 85th percentile)
- Attend or will start attending UF Health Pediatric Lipid and Obesity Clinic,UF Health Pediatric Headache Clinic or UF Health Congenital Heart Center during the study period
- Own a cell phone that can receive text messages (or parent owns a cell phone that can receive text messages)
- Exclusion criteria
- Current diagnosis of a psychiatric eating disorder (anorexia nervosa or bulimia)
- Pregnancy
- Medical disease that would contraindicate moderate physical activity
Where it is running
- University of Florida Gerold L Schiebler Children's Medical Services Center, Pediatric Lipid and Obesity Clinic — Gainesville, Florida, United States
- University of Florida Shands Medical Plaza, Pediatric Lipid and Obesity Clinic — Gainesville, Florida, United States
- UF Health and Congenital Heart Center — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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