Using Bite Counter for Weight Loss: A One-month Usability Trial to Test the Effectiveness of Using the Bite Counter

NCT02494674 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Pro00036795
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is a 1-month study that will examine the use of podcasting and a wearable wrist-worn device to track calorie intake and promote weight loss. A podcast is a digital audio file that can be listened to on portable media players, like iPods, and personal computers. This study will run from July 14, 2015 to August 11, 2015. In this study, you will receive weight loss information delivered via twice weekly podcasts. You will also track each meal you eat by wearing a provided watch-like device.

Conditions

Obesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body Weight (kg)

  Assessed with a digital scale accurate to 0.1 kg

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Energy intake (kilocalories)

  4 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Bite Counter tracking

EXPERIMENTAL

Study participants will be asked to track their energy intake via a wearable device called the Bite Counter. Participants will attend weekly meetings to provide feedback on the Bite Counter.

Behavioral: Bite Counter tracking

Interventions

Bite Counter tracking BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to use the bite counter to track all meals and provide feedback on using the bite counter for dietary self-monitoring.

Bite Counter tracking

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years of age
• BMI between 25- 49.9 kg/m2
• live in Columbia, South Carolina area
• be able to attend all assessment visits
• have access to the Internet, a computer, and a smartphone (iPhone, Android, etc.)
• have MD consent for participation if currently on blood pressure medications, have issues with dizziness, or have bone or joint issues
• be free of an eating disorder as screened by the Eating disorder Screen for Primary care. (If a participant has an eating disorder, they will be referred to their family physician)
• no current participation in a weight loss program or taking weight loss medications (although participants may be trying to lose weight on their own)
• able to prepare all their own meals (i.e. not living on-campus)

You may not qualify if:

• major health or psychiatric diseases, drug or alcohol dependency, thyroid conditions, or pregnancy
• pregnant (or have been pregnant in the last 6 months), anticipating on becoming pregnant in the next 7 months, or currently breastfeeding o Women who are pregnant should not be pursuing weight loss and should be under the direct care of a physician. Therefore women who are pregnant or who are anticipating they might be pregnant should not participate in this study. If a woman becomes pregnant during the study, she will be advised to consult her care provider and will be dropped from the weight loss study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of South Carolina: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Brie Turner-McGrievy, PhD

  University of South Carolina

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 6, 2015
• First Posted: July 10, 2015
• Study Start: July 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2015
• Study Completion: November 1, 2015
• Last Updated: April 18, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

Locations

US (1)