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Trial reportNutrients2025

Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Social Network-Based Intervention for Adolescents Undergoing Weight Loss Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sofia Marques Ramalho, Pedro F Saint-Maurice, Diana Silva, Helena Ferreira Mansilha, Eva Conceição

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Trial report in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04642222 (APOLO-Teens, a Web-based Intervention For Treatment-seeking Adolescents With Overweight/Obesity), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT04642222 nacompletednot on this map

APOLO-Teens, a Web-based Intervention For Treatment-seeking Adolescents With Overweight/Obesity: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of MinhoRan2015 to 2022Enrolled240ConditionsPediatric ObesityArmsAPOLO-Teens web-based intervention, Treatment as Usual for Pediatric Obesity
3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sofia Marques RamalhoPsychology for Development Research Center (CIPD), Institute of Psychology and Education Sciences, Lusíada University, Rua de Moçambique 21 e 71 (Aldoar), 4100-348 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1782-8122
Pedro F Saint-MauriceChampalimaud Foundation, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal.
Diana SilvaUnidade Local de Saúde de São João, E.P.E., 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Helena Ferreira MansilhaCentro Hospitalar e Universitário de Santo António, Centro Materno Infantil do Norte (CMIN), Largo da Maternidade de Júlio Dinis, 4050-651 Porto, Portugal.
Eva ConceiçãoFaculdade de Ciencias da Nutrição e Alimentação, Universidade do Porto (FCNAUP), Rua do Campo Alegre nº 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-1982-5796

Funding

FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia IF/01219/2014FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia PSI/01662FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia SFRH/BD/104182/2014FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia SFRH/BI/114330/2016FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UID/04375/Centro de Investigação em Psicologia para o Desenvolvimento; https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/04375/2020FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia co-financed by FEDER through COMPETE2020 POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007653FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia co-financed by FEDER through COMPETE2020 POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028209
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesDigital interventions can have a positive effect on the health-related behaviors of adolescents. However, it is unclear if social network-based interventions using Facebook can help to optimize medical treatment as usual (TAU) for adolescent obesity in public health care centers. We examined the feasibility, usability, and effectiveness of APOLO-Teens, a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Facebook-based intervention as a supplement to TAU on changing eating habits/behaviors, physical activity levels, and psychological functioning of adolescents with overweight/obesity.

methodsThis was a Randomized Controlled Trial (Trial registration number: NCT04642222). One-hundred and thirty-five adolescents aged 13 to 18 years (67.5% females) were randomly assigned to the TAU control group (

resultsThe APOLO-Teens social network-based intervention was feasible (adherence rate: 85.5%) and the intervention group had a significant increase in fruit consumption (F (1,35) = 6.99,

conclusionsThe APOLO-Teens social network-based intervention was feasible, and the effectiveness results suggest that it can be a beneficial supplementary intervention to TAU in adolescent obesity.

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapyPediatric ObesitySocial NetworkingWeight LossWeight Reduction ProgramsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorExerciseFeasibility StudiesFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleTreatment Outcomeadolescenteating behaviorsFacebookhealth promotionpediatric obesitysocial networksweb-based intervention

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