mHealth RCTs

Mobile can replace in-person weight loss programs

By Jonah Comstock 07:41 am December 12, 2012

Source: The Journal of the American Medical Association A newly published randomized controlled trial study suggests that using mobile devices for self-tracking and feedback could be a cost-effective way to scale successful weight loss programs that include a face-to-face component. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and completed in September 2010 at a...

12 tips for mobile health randomized controlled trials

By Brian Dolan 02:54 am January 26, 2012

To date, WellDoc's DiabetesManager is one of the few mobile health apps to have gone through an RCT. At the end of last year the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) recently published an editorial that argues standards are sorely needed to help edify the growing number of mobile health and eHealth efficacy studies. The editorial is a must-read for anyone looking to conduct randomized...