NCT03904992

Intervention With a Progressive Web App for the Promotion of Healthy Habits in Preschoolers

Completed NA Last updated 5 April 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Progressive web app in Health Behavior in 114 participants. Completed in 12 November 2018.

Timeline

7 September 2018

Primary endpoint
12 November 2018

12 November 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	non randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	114
Start date	7 September 2018
Primary completion	12 November 2018
Estimated completion	12 November 2018
Sites	1 location across Peru

Drugs / interventions tested

• Progressive web app

Conditions studied

• Health Behavior — all drugs for Health Behavior →

Sponsor

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia — full company profile →

Who can join

Eligibility, any sex, with Health Behavior. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The preschool stage has been identified as an important moment for the study of factors associated with obesity. The worrying national situation of overweight in children from 3 to 5 years old, the increase in consumption of ultra-processed foods nationwide that is associated with the increase of the body mass index at the national level, the reduced national scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions in promoting healthy habits, as well as the lack of tools for mothers of preschool children in nutrition and physical activity, make interventions necessary in this area. On the other hand, currently, users worldwide are installing fewer applications and, although they spend more time using mobile applications, they are limited to a handful. Therefore, developing a native mobile application that is highly consumed is very difficult and expensive. For this reason, progressive web apps emerge as an attractive alternative for users given its attractive features, cross-platform interface, lower development cost and a growing demand for such applications. Thus, this research seeks to explore a novel way to promote healthy habits in preschoolers and check their effectiveness. In this way, a precedent could be set in the use of technologies in health promotion that could be extended to other age groups.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.