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ArticleContemporary clinical trials communications2017

Effect of personal activity trackers on weight loss in families enrolled in a comprehensive behavioral family-lifestyle intervention program in the Federally Qualified Health Center setting: a randomized controlled trial.

Juan Espinoza, Alexander Chen, Jazminne Orozco, Alexis Deavenport-Saman, Larry Yin

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Gamification for Family Engagement in Lifestyle Interventions: A Systematic Review.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2021
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  3. Smart wearable devices as a psychological intervention for healthy lifestyle and quality of life: a randomized controlled trial.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Juan EspinozaDivision of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
Alexander ChenKeck School of Medicine of Keck School of the University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Jazminne OrozcoUSC Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, 1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
Alexis Deavenport-SamanKeck School of Medicine of Keck School of the University of Southern California, 1975 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Larry YinDivision of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

Research in Academic Pediatrics Investigator Development (RAPID)R25DK096944 · NIDDK · ACADEMIC PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION · PI GLENN FLORES · 2012 to 2026
$2.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS R25 DK096944
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChildhood obesity continues to be a substantial problem despite major public health efforts, and disproportionately impacts children from low-income families. Digital health tools and consumer technology offer promising opportunities for interventions, but few studies have evaluated how they might be incorporated into existing interventions or used to create new types of interventions. It remains unclear which approaches would be most beneficial for underserved pediatric populations. PURPOSE: To describe the design and rationale of a single-center randomized, controlled trial evaluating the effects of personal activity tracker (PAT) use by parents on weight-status improvement in both parents and overweight children enrolled in BodyWorks (BW), a comprehensive behavioral family-lifestyle intervention program (CBFLI), in a primary-care clinic serving a predominantly low-income Latino population.

methodsThis study is being conducted in the AltaMed general pediatrics clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Eligible participants are families (child and adult caregiver) in which the child is between 7-18 years of age, has a BMI ≥85

conclusionsThe study aim is to evaluate the effects of PATs on weight-related outcomes in overweight children and parents participating in a CBFLI. The results will be important for determining whether wearable devices are an effective addition to weight loss interventions for overweight and obese children.

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activity monitorChildhood obesityfamily-based interventionFitbitphysical activitywearable devices

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PMID29308436
PMCPMC5753795
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