Developing and Validating Clinical Efficacy for Obesity Digital CBT Model

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Search MeSH

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Device: Self-guided

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT03465306

ObesityCBT

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study is to develop and validate the effects of a new cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) using digital healthcare mobile apps such as Noom Coach and InBody.

Full description

Seventy female participants whose BMI scores were above 23 and who had no other clinical problem except obesity were randomized into an experimental and a control group. Forty-five people in the experimental group were connected with the therapist using digital healthcare apps, so they got daily feedbacks and assignments for 8 weeks. Twenty-five people in the control group also used digital healthcare apps but they were asked to do self-care without intervention.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 19 to 39 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• SIMS score ranks over high 20% of total

Exclusion criteria

• Had been prescribed with psychological problems or medical problems.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Intensive digital CBT

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Standard digital CBT

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Self-guided