A Study to See if an iPhone Weight Management App Can Help Promote Weight Loss in Adolescents and Young Adults After a Stem Cell Transplant

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  • participants needed
    20
  • sponsor
    Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Updated on 16 February 2024
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cancer
body mass index
stem cell transplantation
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
weight control

Summary

This early phase I trial studies how well a behavioral weight loss intervention consisting of a smartphone application and coaching works for the promotion of weight loss in adolescents and young adults after a stem cell transplant. This study may help researchers learn more about how adolescents and young adults can lose weight and develop healthy eating habits.

Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate the effectiveness of an addiction-based weight loss intervention, embodied as a smartphone application (app) with telephone coaching, on weight outcomes of overweight and obese post hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) adolescents and young adults.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the changes in metabolic parameters and physical activity levels, in addition to modifications in addictive eating behaviors, motivation, and self-regulatory behaviors.

II. To evaluate the feasibility, adherence, and satisfaction of this intervention.

OUTLINE

Patients receive an iPhone with W8Loss2Go app, a body scale and a digital food scale to weigh themselves and food daily. Patients interact with coaches via text messages for 4 days weekly and receive weekly 15 minute phone calls for appointment reminders, emotional support, progress discussion, and follow up on items discussed in a prior visit or phone call. Patients also have telemedicine interviews with the coach lasting 60 minutes at 2 and 4 months to elicit both positive and negative impacts on weight management and to identify barriers such as emotional eating, displacement behaviors, poor coping skills to life stressors, and social challenges. Patients who opt to extend the intervention until month 12 attend an additional telemedicine meeting with the coach. Patients also complete questionnaires over approximately 1.5 hours.

Details
Condition Cancer, Obesity, Obesity
Age 13years - 30years
Treatment Interview, Questionnaire Administration, Telephone-Based Intervention, Text Message, Media Intervention, Scale Device
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04453072
SponsorJonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Last Modified on16 February 2024

Eligibility

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients 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
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
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
PARENT
His/her child meets all inclusion criteria
>= 18 years of age
Can speak English

Exclusion Criteria

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
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