Swipe Out Stroke (SOS): Feasibility of Using a Consumer Based Electronic Application to Improve Compliance With Weight Loss in Obese Minority Stroke Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This pilot study evaluates the use of a mobile application to improve weight loss in obese stroke patients. The investigators hypothesize that acute stroke patients who use the mobile application are more likely to achieve a minimum 5% weight reduction during the critical six months post-stroke, yielding considerable improvement in stroke risk factors.

Official Title
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Swipe Out Stroke (SOS): Feasibility of Using a Consumer Based Electronic Application to Improve Compliance With Weight Loss in Obese Minority Stroke Patients

Conditions
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Stroke

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Mobile Application
* Behavioral: Food Journal
* Behavioral: Usual Care


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. Age 18-85 years. African-American or Hispanic. Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) of 0-3. Body Mass Index greater than 30 kg/m2. Currently taking prescription medication for diabetes mellitus, hypertension or hyperlipidemia. Willing to follow a healthy eating pattern and NOT use weight loss medications for the duration of the study. Personal ownership or caregiver ownership of a personal computer, SmartPhone or other SmartDevice (iPhone or Android platform) with Internet access. If patient has alexia, agraphia, acalculia, dementia or blindness - caregiver must be willing to complete the intervention. Exclusion Criteria: Pre-existing disability with mRS > 4. Contraindications to weight loss (planning to become pregnant, history of an eating disorder). Steroid use for suspected vasculitis. Current or recent (past 6 months) participation in a weight loss program or use of weight loss medication.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 85 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Mobile Application plus Usual Care<br> | Behavioral: Mobile Application<br> <br> Behavioral: Usual Care<br> <br> |
| Active Comparator: Food Journal plus Usual Care<br> | Behavioral: Food Journal<br> <br> Behavioral: Usual Care<br> <br> |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Number of participants with five percent or greater weight loss. |  | Six months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Percentage of patients with blood pressure reduction. |  | Six months | 
| Percentage of patients with decrease in serum cholesterol. |  | Six months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Mobile Applications