Augmenting Primary Care-Based Obesity Management With the Nutu™ Digital Health Platform

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham

About this trial

This study evaluates the acceptability and clinical effectiveness of integrating the Nutu™ digital health platform into a comprehensive primary care-based behavioral obesity treatment program using a Zelen randomized controlled trial design.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

All patients enrolled in the FLOW clinical program are eligible.

Disqualifiers

Not a patient of the FLOW clinical program at UAB.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • FLOW Program

    Behavioral

    Participants receive the 12-month FLOW program including nutrition counseling, physician visits, and behavioral health support.

  • Nutu™ Offer

    Behavioral

    FLOW patients will receive an offer to add the Nutu™ digital health platform to their FLOW treatment plan, which can be accepted or declined. Nutu™ includes features such as AI-powered digital health coaching and food/exercise tracking.

Treatment groups

300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Standard FLOW ProgramActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: FLOW + Nutu™ OfferExperimental treatment 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Body Weight

Difference in body weight change between groups

Time frame
Baseline to 12 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Nutu™ Acceptance

Percentage of patients who accept Nutu™ when offered

Time frame
Baseline
2

Nutu™ Engagement

Number of patient log-ins to the Nutu™ app among those accepting Nutu™

Time frame
Baseline through 12 months

Other outcomes

1

Waist Circumference

Difference in waist circumference change between groups

Time frame
Baseline to 12 months
2

Body Fat Percentage

Difference in body fat percentage change between groups

Time frame
Baseline to 12 months
3

Systolic Blood Pressure

Difference in change in systolic blood pressure between groups

Time frame
Baseline to 12 months
4

Diastolic Blood Pressure

Difference in change in diastolic blood pressure between groups

Time frame
Baseline to 12 months

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Lead sponsor

Willow Laboratories, Inc.

Collaborator

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