Swipe Out Stroke (SOS): Feasibility of Using a Consumer Based Electronic Application to Improve Compliance With Weight Loss in Obese Minority Stroke Patients
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Stroke
In brief
This pilot study evaluates the use of a mobile application to improve weight loss in obese stroke patients. The investigators hypothesize that acute stroke patients who use the mobile application are more likely to achieve a minimum 5% weight reduction during the critical six months post-stroke, yielding considerable improvement in stroke risk factors.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02531074
- Run by
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- People needed
- 56
- Starts
- 2015-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-08-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.
- Age 18-85 years.
- African-American or Hispanic.
- Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) of 0-3.
- Body Mass Index greater than 30 kg/m2.
- Currently taking prescription medication for diabetes mellitus, hypertension or hyperlipidemia.
- Willing to follow a healthy eating pattern and NOT use weight loss medications for the duration of the study.
- Personal ownership or caregiver ownership of a personal computer, SmartPhone or other SmartDevice (iPhone or Android platform) with Internet access.
- If patient has alexia, agraphia, acalculia, dementia or blindness - caregiver must be willing to complete the intervention.
You may not qualify if…
- Pre-existing disability with mRS > 4.
- Contraindications to weight loss (planning to become pregnant, history of an eating disorder).
- Steroid use for suspected vasculitis.
- Current or recent (past 6 months) participation in a weight loss program or use of weight loss medication.
Where it is running
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School — Houston, Texas, United States
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