Can a phone app help young transplant patients shed extra pounds?
NCT ID NCT04997473
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study is testing a smartphone app with telephone coaching to help obese teenagers and young adults lose weight after a stem cell transplant. The study will enroll 20 participants aged 13 to 30 who are at least 100 days post-transplant. The goal is to see if the app can improve weight and metabolic health.
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Study facts
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- 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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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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13 to 30 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Patients ≥ 13 and ≤ 30 years old with a history of HSCT of any type, at least 100 days post-transplant at initial consultation of the study, will be eligible for the study. * Both male and female patients will be eligible. * Patients must classify as obese, represented as Body mass index \[BMI\] ≥85th percentile for age and gender. * Patients must also be able to read English since the app intervention is only available in English form. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are ≤ 13 or ≥ 30 years old are not eligible for the study. * Patients who are \< 100 days post-transplant at initial consultation will not be eligible for the study, but may become eligible if they are \>100 days post-transplant at their next consultation that falls within the enrollment window. * Patients whose BMI does not fall under the obese category will be excluded. * No patients will be excluded for any specific underlying medical condition, but decisions will be made on a case by case basis if a patient's functioning is deemed to significantly interfere with intervention participation.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Locations
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UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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