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



Status:Completed
Conditions:Neurology
Therapuetic Areas:Neurology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - 85
Updated:7/4/2018
Start Date:January 2015
End Date:June 2017

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria
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.


Inclusion Criteria:

1. Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.

2. Age 18-85 years.

3. African-American or Hispanic.

4. Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) of 0-3.

5. Body Mass Index greater than 30 kg/m2.

6. Currently taking prescription medication for diabetes mellitus, hypertension or
hyperlipidemia.

7. Willing to follow a healthy eating pattern and NOT use weight loss medications for the
duration of the study.

8. Personal ownership or caregiver ownership of a personal computer, SmartPhone or other
SmartDevice (iPhone or Android platform) with Internet access.

9. If patient has alexia, agraphia, acalculia, dementia or blindness - caregiver must be
willing to complete the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pre-existing disability with mRS > 4.

2. Contraindications to weight loss (planning to become pregnant, history of an eating
disorder).

3. Steroid use for suspected vasculitis.

4. Current or recent (past 6 months) participation in a weight loss program or use of
weight loss medication.
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 713-500-7085
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