Long-term Effects of the Use of a Step Count-Specific Smartphone App on Physical Activity and Weight Loss: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some studies on weight loss promotion using smartphone apps have shown a weight loss effect but not an increase in physical activity. However, the long-term effects of smartphone apps on weight loss and increasing physical activity have not been rigorously examined to date.

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess whether the use of a smartphone app will increase physical activity and reduce body weight.

Methods

In this parallel randomized clinical trial, participants recruited between April 2018 and June 2019 were randomized in equal proportions to a smartphone app group (n=55) or a control group (n=54). The intention-to-treat approach was used to analyze the data from December 2019 through November 2021. Before the intervention, an hour-long lecture

SUBMITTER: Yoshimura E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9641518 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature