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2024-05-06 @ 7:38 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:11 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06089876
Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2023-10-23
First Post:
2023-10-05
Brief Title:
The Use of Mobile Applications in Obese and Overweight Adolescents for Health Improvement
Sponsor:
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Organization:
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Use of Step Tracker Mobile Applications in Overweight and Obese Adolescents for the Promotion of Physical Activity and the Improvement of Kinanthropometric Variables Fitness and Psychological State
Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2023-10
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Overweight and obesity understood as an accumulation of abnormal and excessive fat are the second leading cause of preventable and avoidable mortality in developed countries with more than 340 million children and adolescents affected by this disease worldwide As a consequence overweight and obesity at an early age is already considered a pandemic by the World Health Organization WHO with a high incidence in developed countries
The abuse of new technologies has remained at worrying levels in the post-COVID period favoring an increase in the adolescent population considered sedentary In this regard up to 70 of adolescents show sedentary behaviors especially affecting the time spent on screens by both males 938 and females 872 Thus the use of the cell phone has been shown to be a determining factor since between 10 and 16 of adolescents show a problematic use of this device affecting among other aspects their behavior during their free time
In recent years there has been an increase in sedentary time among adolescents and a decrease in the practice of physical activity that has favored a greater accumulation of body fat and increased the probability of being overweight or obese In this context some studies have tried to encourage the practice of physical activity in the school context in overweight and obese population being these interventions effective to improve body composition
However these interventions also have their detractors who argue that the hours of Physical Education are too limited to dedicate so much time to a single content and that the pedagogical component is often overlooked in their implementation As an alternative to the above it has been suggested that Physical Education classes could be used to promote interventions that encourage adolescents to practice physical activity in their free time and mobile applications could be used to monitor the activity carried out by adolescents but also as an element that generates adherence and enjoyment in this population Research in this population using these technologies is scarce therefore this project aims to determine the effectiveness of a ten-week intervention promoted from the subject of physical education in which a mobile application is used after school hours on physical activity body composition and fitness in overweight or obese adolescents
The abuse of new technologies has remained at worrying levels in the post-COVID period favoring an increase in the adolescent population considered sedentary In this regard up to 70 of adolescents show sedentary behaviors especially affecting the time spent on screens by both males 938 and females 872 Thus the use of the cell phone has been shown to be a determining factor since between 10 and 16 of adolescents show a problematic use of this device affecting among other aspects their behavior during their free time
In recent years there has been an increase in sedentary time among adolescents and a decrease in the practice of physical activity that has favored a greater accumulation of body fat and increased the probability of being overweight or obese In this context some studies have tried to encourage the practice of physical activity in the school context in overweight and obese population being these interventions effective to improve body composition
However these interventions also have their detractors who argue that the hours of Physical Education are too limited to dedicate so much time to a single content and that the pedagogical component is often overlooked in their implementation As an alternative to the above it has been suggested that Physical Education classes could be used to promote interventions that encourage adolescents to practice physical activity in their free time and mobile applications could be used to monitor the activity carried out by adolescents but also as an element that generates adherence and enjoyment in this population Research in this population using these technologies is scarce therefore this project aims to determine the effectiveness of a ten-week intervention promoted from the subject of physical education in which a mobile application is used after school hours on physical activity body composition and fitness in overweight or obese adolescents
Detailed Description:
None
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None