New app aims to change eating habits in obese kids
NCT ID NCT07289425
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a mobile app designed for obese children aged 8-10 to improve their eating attitudes, awareness, and confidence in making healthy food choices. The app works on smartphones and offline, and includes input from nurses and software experts. Researchers will measure changes using questionnaires filled out by children and parents.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile application
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this app could help obese children develop healthier eating habits and boost their confidence in making good food choices.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 52 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The app's long-term impact on weight or health is not yet known.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 52 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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8 to 10 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * The child must be between 8 and 10 years old, * The child must not have any chronic illnesses other than obesity, * The child must be able to read and write in Turkish, * The child must be able to use a mobile device, * The child must not have a visual impairment, * The parent must be willing to participate in the study, * The parent must be able to read and write in Turkish, * The parent or child must have a smartphone. Exclusion Criteria: * If they wish to withdraw from the study at any stage of the research, * If they do not wish to use the mobile application at any stage of the research.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sivas Cumhuriyet University
Sivas, Merkez, 0058, Turkey (Türkiye)
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