The Effect of ObeseGO! Towards Adolescent Obesity

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Adolescents nowadays is having most of their times other than school hours spending on screen by playing games, watching the movies and surfing the internet. Thus, it was suggested that Internet-based interventions have the potential for establishing healthy dietary style and physical activity that may persist in adulthood and reduce the risk of chronic disease. Preventing adolescent obesity requires an attitude of willingness by adolescents to implement healthy behaviors. By providing the health related activities in website, it would help the adolescents to spend time on screen by having something which can benefit them and improve their knowledge and attitudes.

Detailed Description
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This study done in improving the health promotion in Malaysia. It will be an evidenced in creating the most effective way in creating the awareness among adolescent. By having an effective health promotion it will help in reducing the prevalence of obesity and improving health among adolescents hence will reducing the comorbidities among adulthood.

Official Title
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The Effect of Internet Based Intervention (OBESEGO!) Towards Obesity Among Adolescents

Conditions
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Adolescent Behavioral Change

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: ObeseGO!
* Behavioral: Pamphlets material


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Students aged of 16 years old (adolescents) in secondary school in Kuala Lumpur who have BMI of more than 25 kg/m2, have one guardian or parent who willing to join the study and having access to internet at home were then selected to join this study Exclusion Criteria: those who are having existing medical condition and having weight loss more than 2 kg in last two months

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 16 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention<br>ObeseGO!-web-based intervention | Behavioral: ObeseGO!<br>* The intervention group were received the obeseGO! intervention which is an internet-based intervention. The participants and the parents who are randomly chosen to enroll in this intervention group were provided with the ObeseGO! website. The website was accessed at www.obesego.com. The website consists of various informations on healthy lifestyle, diet and ways to overcome obesity.<br>|
| Other: Control<br>Given pamphlets education mainly on diet and physical activity | Behavioral: Pamphlets material<br>* The control group will be given pamphlets material on diet and physical activity.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Body mass index | reduce of BMI | 3 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Waist Circumference |  | 3 months | 
| Body fat percentage |  | 3 months |