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Text messages tested to fight childhood obesity – results mixed

NCT ID NCT07501546

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Taipei City Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether sending automated health tips via the LINE messaging app could help parents of obese children engage with weight management programs. Over 500 parents in Taipei were split into two groups: one got messages right away, the other after a delay. The study found that very few parents actually signed up for in-person clinic visits, suggesting digital tools alone may not be enough to drive action.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Automated push notifications via LINE messaging app
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could help parents engage with childhood obesity resources more easily, potentially improving health outcomes.
What could go wrong
This was a small, completed study with very few parents re-enrolling in clinic programs. The results may not apply to other settings or populations.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

567 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2024

Finished

Sep 2024

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Parents or legal guardians of primary school (grades 1 and 4) or junior high school (grade 7) students in Zhongzheng and Wanhua districts, Taipei City * Their child was identified as obese (BMI above the age- and sex-specific 95th percentile based on Taiwan national standards) through school health screenings conducted by Taipei City Hospital * Parents provided consent for the public health program to calculate their child's BMI classification and to be contacted * Parents declined the invitation to participate in the face-to-face Healthy Weight Clinic program during telephone contact * Parents were able to use the LINE messaging application on a smartphone Exclusion Criteria: * Parents who accepted the face-to-face Healthy Weight Clinic invitation during initial telephone contact * Parents whose child participated in another research study within the preceding month * Parents unable to access the LINE messaging application

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

obesity disorder Pediatric Obesity

As listed by the trial registrant

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Health literacy Pediatric obesity

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Taipei City Hospital, Heping Fuyou Branch, Department of Pediatrics

    Taipei, Taiwas, 100, Taiwan

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