PATHS-UP Mobile App for Hispanic Adolescents with Overweight or Obesity
This study is testing a mobile phone app called PATHS-UP to see if it's a good way to help Hispanic adolescents (teenagers) with overweight or obesity manage their health. The app focuses on healthy sleep, physical activity, and diet. Researchers want to see how many people join the study, how well the technology works, and if the app is easy to use. To join, you need to be a Hispanic or Latino teenager between 12 and 18 years old, have a BMI (Body Mass Index) in the 85th-95th percentile (a measure of body fat), and own an iPhone. You cannot have type 2 diabetes or be in another health program. The study is currently recruiting about 30 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with about 30 participants. It uses a pre-post design, meaning participants are assessed before and after using the app.
- What's involved
- You would use the PATHS-UP mobile app and a remote Bluetooth scale for 30 days. You will be asked to engage with the app's content and log your daily diet.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The study measures outcomes for 30 days, from enrollment to completion.
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PATHS-UP Health Behavior Self-monitoring Mobile App for Adolescents
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Where it's being run
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What this trial measures
- Rate of RecruitmentFrom enrollment to the end of the 30 day study.
The rate of recruitment will be assessed to determine the feasibility of the research team's ability to recruit the target sample (N=30).
- Feasibility of Technologythrough study completion, an average of 30 days
The number of technical issues reported by participants or the research team will be documented throughout the intervention.
- UsabilityAt the end of the 30 day study.
The system usability scale will be used to assess feasibility. Scores using this tool range from 0 to 100, with a higher score will indicating higher usability.
- AcceptabilityAt the end of the 30 day study.
Acceptability will be assessed using an exit survey. The research team will use a Likert scale to assess the acceptability of various components of the study including the mobile phone app interface, content, etc. A higher score will indicate greater satisfaction.
- Acceptabilityat the end of the 30 day study
To assess acceptability, the research team will also use an exit interview to gather more in-depth perspectives on the mobile phone application, the content, and the participant's experience using the app to improve health behaviors. These interviews will be analyzed using thematic content analysis.