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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04915092
Evaluation of the Efficacy of an App for Parents to Promote Healthy Life-styles in Children: the CoSIE Trial (CoSIE)
Co-creation of Service Innovation - Evaluation of the Efficacy of an App for Parents to Prevent Childhood Obesity and Promote Healthy Life-styles: CoSIE Randomized Controlled Trial
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the app in terms of changing lifestyles both related to nutrition and physical activity. The study is also aimed at evaluating the usability and the degree of acceptance of the app among parents.
The primary objective will be assessed in terms of the change in the consumption of sugary drinks and high-calorie food and in terms of time spent in front of a screen.
The secondary objectives are the evaluation of BMI (percentile and z-score) and waist circumference and the evaluation of the usability of the app.
STUDY DESIGN The study is a randomized control trial. Both parents and children are recruited.
- Family paediatricians during the health balance of 3 or 5 years old (children between 3 and 6.5 years old)
- Sport medicine during the visits for sport ability (children between 7 and 11 years old)
- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology of the Santa Maria Hospital during routine visits (children between 5 and 11 years old)
When the study is presented to families, few clinical information are collected on the electronic platform designed for enrollment and randomization:
- Child weight and height
- Child waist circumference
More information about children and parents are collected (through questionnaire).
The families (both treatment and control ) are contacted after 12 month and after 24 months from the recruitment to answer to a questionnaire on lifestyle habits (food and physical activity) of the child and app utilization
During this visit also child weight, height and waist circumference will be collected.
Intervention group The app is explained and installed during the recruitment to the family in the intervention group.
Some families in this group will be selected to take part to the qualitative research.
Control group Every months during the first year of study a newsletter is sent only to the members of the control group.
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Childhood obesity is a highly prevalent condition and together with the behaviours associated with it, such as improper diet and physical inactivity, it generates a high burden of disease in adulthood.
In recent years, it is increasing the use of mobile devices in support of health prevention and promotion strategies. In a primary care setting these new technologies offer the opportunity to open a two-way communication channel between parents and institutions and can help by adapting the intervention and framing the message according to the needs of each family.
Since 2010, the Reggio Emilia AUSL has started a research and interventions program aimed at preventing childhood obesity. The program has adopted a multilevel and multi-setting strategy for primary prevention (BMInforma Program).
Since 2017, together with the University of Bologna and the regional company Lepida2000, the Local Health Authority is part of the Co-creation of Service Innovation in Europe project (CoSIE Project), a project funded by the European Union with a Horizon 2020 call coordinated by the University of Turku, Finland. The CoSIE project promotes the co-creation of public services through the involvement of citizens and other interested parties in the definition of objectives and delivery methods.
The project is divided into nine pilot projects and the Italian pilot project, carried out in the province of Reggio Emilia, is part of the AUSL program for the prevention of childhood obesity. The aim of the pilot project is to create a network between the services involved in the prevention and treatment of obesity and, at the same time, it aims to create an app that can help promote a healthy lifestyle. The app was designed and created with a co-creation process.
The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the app in terms of changing lifestyles both related to nutrition and physical activity. Furthermore,an aim of the study is to evaluate the usability and the degree of acceptance of the app among parents.
The primary objective will be assessed in terms of the change in the consumption of sugary drinks and high-calorie food and in terms of time spent in front of a screen.
The secondary objectives are the evaluation of BMI (percentile and z-score) and waist circumference and the evaluation of the usability of the app.
STUDY DESIGN The study is a randomized control trial.
Both parents and children are recruited. The recruitment is done by some members of the CoSIE project Consulting Committee:
- Family paediatricians during the health balance of 3 or 5 years old (children between 3 and 6.5 years old)
- Sport medicine during the visits for sport ability (children between 7 and 11 years old)
- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology of the Santa Maria Hospital during routine visits (children between 5 and 11 years old)
When the study is presented to families, few clinical information are collected on the electronic platform designed for enrollment and randomization:
- Child weight and height
- Child waist circumference
More information about children and parents are collected (through questionnaire).
The families (both treatment and control ) are contacted after 12 month and after 24 months from the recruitment to answer to a questionnaire on lifestyle habits (food and physical activity) of the child and app utilization
During this visit also child weight, height and waist circumference will be collected.
Intervention group The app is explained and installed during the recruitment to the family in the intervention group.
Some families in this group will be selected to take part to the qualitative research.
Control group Every months during the first year of study a newsletter is sent only to the members of the control group.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Reggio Emilia, Italy, 42123
- Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- parents of children aged 3 to 11 presneting for a new well child visit or for a sport medicin visit or presenting for a childhood obesity visit at the AUSL Reggio Emilia clinics, including family pediatricians clinics.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Families resident outside the Province of Reggio Emilia
- Parents with no comprehension of the Italian language
Children inside a program for obesity cure or prevention. The program are:
- the GET program (a program coordinated by the hospital pediatric unit in which obese children follow a group intervention),
- the BMInforma program (in which overweight girls from 5 to 7 years old follow a counselling proposed by the family paediatrician),
- the second level medical clinic in which obese children with pathologic condition are cured
- Children with severe obesity previously diagnosed
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention group
The app is explained and installed during the recruitment to the family in the intervention group.
Some families in this group will be selected to take part to the qualitative research.
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The app is a mobile phone application compatible with both iOS and Android operating system. Parents are able to register their children and to keep track of their weight status and activities. The app include five themes: child development, physical activity, healthy food, critical situations, BMI. Push notification on healthy behaviours, on important event taking place in the province of Reggio Emilia, on food advices based on seasonality and on party tips are constantly delivered by the app. |
No Intervention: Control group
Every months during the first year of study a newsletter is sent only to the members of the control group.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in consumption of sugar - sweetened beverages and juice, first year
Time Frame: 12 months
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Endpoint: number per week Outcome: Delta 12m-baseline Test/analysis: Difference between groups Source: Questionnaire in FU visits
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12 months
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Change in consumption of sugar - sweetened beverages and juice, second year
Time Frame: 24 months
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Endpoint: number per week Outcome: Delta 24m - baseline Test/analysis: Difference between groups Source: Questionnaire in FU visits
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24 months
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Change in consumption of hypercaloric foods like fried food, salty snacks and sweet snacks/candies, first year
Time Frame: 12 months
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Endpoint: number per week Outcome: Delta 12m-baseline Test/analysis: Difference between groups Source: Questionnaire in FU visits
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12 months
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Change of consumption of hypercaloric foods like fried food, salty snacks and sweet snacks/candies, second year
Time Frame: 24 months
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Endpoint: number per week Outcome: Delta 24m-baseline Test/analysis: Difference between groups Source: Questionnaire in FU visits
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24 months
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Change in screen time spent by children, first year
Time Frame: 12 months
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Endpoint: Minutes of screen time per day Outcome: Delta 12m-baseline Test/analysis: Difference between groups Source: Questionnaire in FU visits
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12 months
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Change in screen time spent by children, second year
Time Frame: 24 months
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Endpoint: Minutes of screen time per day Outcome: Delta 24m-baseline Test/analysis: Difference between groups Source: Questionnaire in FU visits
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24 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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BMI centile of children after the first year
Time Frame: 12 months
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Endpoint: BMI centile Outcome: Delta 12m-baseline Test/analysis: Difference between group means Source: FU visits
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12 months
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BMI centile of children after the second year
Time Frame: 24 months
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Endpoint: BMI centile Outcome: Delta 24m-baseline Test/analysis: Difference between group means Source: FU visits
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24 months
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Acceptability
Time Frame: after at 12 months of app utilization
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How much parents accept the concept of using an app to guide their habits in children education Test/analysis: qualitative analysis Source: Interviews
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after at 12 months of app utilization
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Usability
Time Frame: after at 12 months of app utilization
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How much each single app function is used and is perceived as useful by parents Test/analysis: qualitative analysis Source: Interviews
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after at 12 months of app utilization
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Paolo Giorgi Rossi, phd, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia
Publications and helpful links
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- ID:360 - CoSIE app
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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