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Mobile Health Apps for Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity in Hispanic Adults

This study is looking at how well two mobile health (mHealth) apps, Weight Watchers and Healthi app, help Hispanic adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Researchers want to see if using these apps can help people lose weight over 6 months. To join, you need to be 18-64 years old, have type 2 diabetes, a BMI of 27 or higher, a specific income level, and be of Hispanic or Latinx origin. You also need to monitor your blood sugar, have a bathroom scale, and own a smartphone. The study aims to enroll 45 participants, but its current status is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 45 participants to test two different mobile health applications.
What's involved
You would commit for 6 months, weighing yourself daily and checking your blood glucose before and after at least three meals daily.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary outcomes for weight loss are measured at 6 months.

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NCT05279729

Efficacy of mHealth Apps for Health in a Low-income, Type II Diabetic, Hispanic Population

Recruiting
NAAges 18–64InterventionalTreatment
San Diego State University
~45 participants
Updated 2025-10-06 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Mobile health application

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Effectiveness of mHealth apps at reducing bodyweight assessed by bodyweight measurements over 6 months
Measured over 6 months
+4 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Obesity

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ObesityType 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
California1

Who to contact

Mee Young Hong, PhD
[email protected]
619-594-2392
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Diagnosed with type II diabetes
Between the age of 18-64
BMI ≥ 27
Individual annual income less than $47,520 \[Covered CA income guidelines and salary restrictions\]
Hispanic and/or Latinx origin
Monitors blood glucose regularly
Owns or has access to a bathroom weight scale
Owns a smartphone and willing to download mobile apps

Exclusion

Does not check blood glucose at least once per day
On medications that promote weight gain such as antipsychotic, antidepressant, and steroid hormone medications.

What this trial measures

  • Effectiveness of mHealth apps at reducing bodyweight assessed by bodyweight measurements over 6 months6 months

    Determine if mHealth apps-Weight Watchers (WW) and Healthi app-are an effective weight loss modality compared to standard weight loss program (control)

  • Most effect intervention for weight loss in first 3 months6 months

    Compare the three interventions, mHealth apps and control, against each other to determine which is most effective at achieving the maximum amount of weight loss within the first three months

  • Most effective intervention for weight loss by 6 months6 months

    Compare and determine which intervention leads to the highest weight loss maintenance after six months

  • Self-efficacy in weight management assessed by Weight Management and Nutrition Knowledge questionnaire6 months

    Compare and determine which intervention promotes self-efficacy in weight management

  • Long term diabetes improvement via A1c6 months

    Compare and determine which intervention provides the best improvements towards diabetes via blood glucose and HbA1c