Better4All Personalized Intervention Pilot Study
The BETTER4U project (Preventing obesity through Biologically and bEhaviorally Tailored inTERventions for you) is funded by the European Union (EU) and involves an international consortium consisting of 28 partners across Europe, Israel, and Australia. The project started in November 2023 and will run until October 202
| Condition(s) | Obesity Prevention |
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| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | The BETTER4U project (Preventing obesity through Biologically and bEhaviorally Tailored inTERventions for you) is funded by the European Union (EU) and involves an international consortium consisting of 28 partners across Europe, Israel, and Australia. The project started in November 2023 and will run until October 2027. The main aim of BETTER4U is to improve weight management through a tailor-made intervention, the "BETTER4ALL personalized intervention", using modern monitoring tools and artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning (ML) practices. In the context of the BETTER4U project, the present Pilot Study aims to a) evaluate the usability, feasibility and acceptability of the BETTER4U mobile application ("BETTER4U App") and Intervention Platform that will be used to monit |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Age: Participants aged 18-65 years to represent the adult general population. * Body Mass Index (BMI): * Overweight or obesity group: BMI ≥ 25 kg/m². * Normal weight group: BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m². * Technology Use: * Willingness and ability to use wearable devices and an Android mobile application for the duration of the study. * Owning a smartphone device with the Android operating system. * Eating utensil technique: dominant hand gestures that correspond to handling of food via a fork or a spoon. * Language Proficiency: Ability to read and understand the language in which the mobile app and study materials are provided. * Consent: Willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study. * Residency: Must be a resident of one of the seven participating countries |
| Ages | 18 Years to 65 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Yes |
| Lead sponsor | Harokopio University |
| Locations | Nicosia, Cyprus; Villeurbanne, France; Athens, Aticca, Greece; Wroclaw, Poland; Lisbon, Portugal; Pamplona, Navarre, Spain (+1 more sites) |
| Start date | 2025-06-01 |
| NCT ID | NCT07120802 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07120802 |