ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Effectiveness of Smartphone App for the Treatment of Pediatric Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Beyond BMI: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of mHealth Interventions for Pediatric Obesity Management.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Digital health, technology-driven or technology-assisted interventions for the management of obesity in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Artificial Intelligence for Weight Management in Children: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- International consensus on adolescent metabolic health: prevention of obesity and type 2 diabetes.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2026Review
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Various Physical Activity Interventions in Pregnant Women with Overweight or Obesity.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Integrating digital health into pediatric obesity management: Current practices and future perspectives.Obesity pillars · 2025Review
- Evaluating the Impact of an 8-Week Family-Focused E-Health Lifestyle Program for Adolescents: A Retrospective, Real-World Evaluation.Nutrients · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPediatric obesity treatment is based on high-intensity lifestyle counseling. However, high dropout rates and low effectiveness have been reported, even in specialized centers. Mobile health technologies have been used to overcome these limits with contrasting results. This study aims at evaluating the effectiveness of a six-month intervention with a mobile app for the treatment of pediatric obesity at 6 and 12 months of follow-up.
methodsSeventy-five patients were randomly assigned to standard care or standard care plus mobile app (2:1) using an online randomizer system. The mobile app delivered high-intensity lifestyle counseling for diet and physical activity.
resultsAt six months of follow-up, the M-App group showed significantly lower dropout rates compared to standard care (
conclusionsOur findings suggest that the mobile app might help in the clinical management of children and adolescents with obesity in terms of dropout reduction.
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