The Effect of Adding Smartphone-based Platform to the Bariatric Surgery Preparation Process

December 23, 2025 updated by: Shiri Sherf Dagan, Assuta Medical Center

A randomized controlled trial on 40 bariatric surgery candidates who will be randomized into two arms (app vs. control). All the participants will receive the standard care of 3-6 preparation to bariatric surgery meetings with a dietitian, and only those participants who will assigned to the experimental group will get access to our study's smartphone app site during this period.

Evaluations will be performed at baseline, at the end of the intervention phase (after 3-6 meetings as needed) and at 1 and 2 years post-surgery (data will be collected at 1 and 2 years post-surgery by phone calls).

Data which will be collected for this study include:demographics and medical data, anthropometrics including body composition analysis, handgrip Strength, physical activity, hydration state, bariatric surgery knowledge questionnaire, quality of life by visual analogue scale, compliance to dietary and lifestyle BS recommendations, readiness for surgery, the subject's experience regarding the smartphone app, surgical data and adherence to post-surgical follow-up by the bariatric team.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

A randomized controlled trial on 40 bariatric surgery candidates who will be recruited while attending to the bariatric clinics and by advertisement about the study. Patients will be randomized into two arms (app vs. control) using an online software. All the participants will receive the standard care of 3-6 preparation to bariatric surgery meetings with a dietitian, and only those participants who will be assigned to the experimental group will get access to our study's smartphone app site during this period. The study specific smartphone app site will be based on current literature plus investigators experience and will include a wide knowledge on types of surgeries, dietary guidelines pre- and post-surgery, fluids type and amount, knowledge on supplementation use pre and post-surgery, general dietary knowledge, psychological information, physical activity, recommendation and tips for long-term surgery success, emphasis will be made on long-term follow-up meetings with the bariatric team and practical information on the preparation to the hospitalization process. The smartphone app site will contain video-based modules and encouraging messages. In addition, patients will be encouraged to use the platform to ask questions and receive answers regarding any aspect of the surgery.

Evaluations will be performed at baseline, at the end of the intervention phase (after 3-6 meetings as needed) and at 1 and 2 years post-surgery (data will be collected at 1 and 2 years post-surgery by phone calls).

Data which will be collected for this study include:demographics and medical data, anthropometrics including body composition analysis, handgrip Strength, physical activity, hydration state, bariatric surgery knowledge questionnaire, quality of life by visual analogue scale, compliance to dietary and lifestyle BS recommendations, readiness for surgery, the subject's experience regarding the smartphone app, surgical data and adherence to post-surgical follow-up by the bariatric team.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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40

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Tel Aviv, Israel
        • Assuta Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pre-surgery: 18 years old or older, BMI ≥ 40 kg/m² or BMI≥35 kg/m² with comorbidities.
  • Planned surgery types: LSG, RYGB and OAGB
  • Reading and speaking Hebrew.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous bariatric surgery.
  • Planned surgery types: LAGB or BPD-DS.
  • Patients who underwent more than 1 preparation to bariatric surgery meeting with a dietitian.
  • Patients with an active psychiatric disorder (uncontrolled) or have other contraindications to bariatric surgery such as addiction to alcohol or drugs.
  • Diabetic patients taking Insulin.
  • Patients who do not own a smartphone.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Intervention group -smartphone app

All the participants will receive the standard care of 3-6 preparation to bariatric surgery meetings with a dietitian.

All the participants will get access to our study's smartphone app site.
Other: Smartphone app
The study specific smartphone app site will be based on current literature plus investigators experience and will include a wide knowledge on types of surgeries, dietary guidelines pre- and post-surgery, fluids type and amount, knowledge on supplementation use pre and post-surgery, general dietary knowledge, psychological information, physical activity, recommendation and tips for long-term surgery success, emphasis will be made on long-term follow-up meetings with the bariatric team and practical information on the preparation to the hospitalization process. The smartphone app site will contain video-based modules and encouraging messages. Patients will be encouraged to use the platform to ask questions and receive answers regarding any aspect of the surgery.
No Intervention: Control group
All the participants will receive the standard care of 3-6 preparation to bariatric surgery meetings with a dietitian.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in bariatric surgery nutrition-knowledge score
Time Frame: Baseline and up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Bariatric surgery nutrition-knowledge score will be measured by a validated questionnaire
Baseline and up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in weight
Time Frame: Baseline, up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase) and 1 and 2 years post-surgery
Weight loss
Baseline, up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase) and 1 and 2 years post-surgery
Changes in body composition
Time Frame: Baseline and up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Body composition will be measured using multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis
Baseline and up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Changes in functionality
Time Frame: Baseline and up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Handgrip muscle strength-test will be measured by a digital hand dynamometer
Baseline and up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Changes in hydration state
Time Frame: Baseline and up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Patients will be asked to match the color that best describes their urine color according to a standardized urine color scale
Baseline and up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Changes in step count
Time Frame: Baseline and up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Physical activity will be measured by pedometers
Baseline and up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Changes in compliance to dietary and lifestyle bariatric surgery recommendations
Time Frame: Baseline, up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase) and 1 and 2 years post-surgery
Patients will be asked if they kept the recommended behaviors by a questionnaire
Baseline, up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase) and 1 and 2 years post-surgery
Changes in quality of life: VAS scale
Time Frame: Baseline, up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase) and 1 and 2 years post-surgery
Patients will be asked to rate their overall state of health from 0-100 using a VAS scale
Baseline, up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase) and 1 and 2 years post-surgery
Readiness for surgery
Time Frame: Up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Patients will be asked to rate their subjectively overall readiness to the surgery from 0-100 using a VAS scale
Up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
The subject's experience regarding the smartphone app
Time Frame: Up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Patients in the intervention arm will be ask about the ease of use
Up to 3 months (end of the intervention phase)
Surgical time
Time Frame: During surgery
Surgery time in minutes
During surgery
Adherence to post-surgical follow-up by the bariatric team
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years post-surgery
Patients will be ask how many meetings they had with the bariatric team since the surgery
1 and 2 years post-surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Assuta Medical Center

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Ariel University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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December 28, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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October 1, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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February 23, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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June 23, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 29, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

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June 30, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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December 30, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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December 23, 2025

Last Verified

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December 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 0018-20-ASMC

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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