At a glance
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A Mobile Phone Based Pilot Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Latino Preschool Children
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating healthy weight behaviors supported by web-based mobile phone application for Childhood Obesity and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 59 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
To pilot a stand-alone mobile phone intervention with Latino caregivers of 2- to 5-year olds, using a prospective control group design, to assess feasibility and preliminary effect sizes on children's BMI changes (primary outcome) and dietary and physical activity changes (secondary outcomes) at 6 months post-baseline, in preparation for a larger randomized trial to evaluate the intervention's efficacy.
Study Details
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Interventions
Chorus is a mobile phone platform that provides texting, a web application, and an online community for mHealth interventions.Content is created using existing templates to insert text, images, pictures, audio, video clips, or any combination of these. Users interface with Chorus by clicking a hyperlink embedded in a text message sent to their phone to then access web-based interactions via prompts and clicks. Content was created in English and Spanish.