Clinical trial · Interventional
Digital Lifestyle Management for Weight Loss Control After Thyroidectomy in Thyroid Cancer Patients
Validating Efficacy for Digital Lifestyle Management for Weight Loss Control After Thyroidectomy in Thyroid Cancer Patients
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Thyroid hormones play an important role in the regulation of the body's metabolism. But the relationship between thyroid hormone status and the basal metabolism rate is not absolute. Because thyroid hormone function is not the only factor of control the metabolism and it can be influenced by various factors such as physical activity and diet. Weight change after thyroidectomy is one of the concerns for thyroid cancer patients. The evidence on the bodyweight changes following thyroidectomy has not been established well. Being overweight and obese can increase the risk of developing many potential health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and malignant disease. Recently, digital health care technology has been developed and applied for medical purposes in many clinical practices. Digital Lifestyle Management is one of the strategies that can be helpful for the obese to control their body weight by lifestyle modification. It provides comprehensive, multifactorial, intensive interventions which are delivered via the digital health care mobile service Noom application. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of digital lifestyle management on body weight and quality of life after total thyroidectomy in thyroid cancer patients by using the digital health care Noom application.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Change, Body | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital lifestyle management | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Digital lifestyle management group
- description
- In the experimental group (digital lifestyle management group), 54 patients are randomly assigned to the digital lifestyle management group. The patients use this application for the first 4 months with Noom applications with 1:1 personalized coaching intervention, and then, use this app by self-help program without coaching intervention. In order to monitor the psychological state of the patients, all the patients are given daily assessment online questionnaires and additional questionnaires to evaluate the quality of life at the baseline, 4 months, and 6 months after surgery. To assess the nutritional status of the patients, we collect blood laboratory data, bioimpedance analysis for each visit.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Digital lifestyle management
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Non-digital lifestyle management group
- description
- In the control group (Non-digital lifestyle management group), 26 patients are randomly assigned to the control group (Non-digital lifestyle management group). The patients follow conventional postoperative care protocol after total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer without using Noom application. All patients are given questionnaires to evaluate the quality of life at the baseline, 4 months, and 6 months after surgery. To assess the nutritional status of the patients, we collect blood laboratory data, bioimpedance analysis for each visit.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 19 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Target: Among the patients who have undergone thyroidectomy, patients who are interested in weight management and can use the Noom app by themselves or with the help of neighbors. * The patient has 23 or more BMI at the time of enrollment. * In The Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS), a total of five stages of synchronization level of 68 or higher, which is the top 40% of the 112 points (1st stage: pre-consumption stage; stage 2: deliberation stage; stage 3: preparation stage; stage 4: action stage) * The patient agreed about participating in this study. Exclusion Criteria: * The patient was diagnosed with chronic diseases (hepatic disease, kidney disease, diabetes, etc.). * In the case where there is no member who can support among family members, * The patient who is not a smartphone or has difficulty using digital technology. * When it is difficult to lose weight (pregnancy and pregnancy preparation, breastfeeding, and less than 12 months after childbirth) * If the patient has a history of psychiatric illness (eating disorder, depression, etc.). * If the patient is taking diet-related drugs or health supplements, or treatments. * If there is a restriction on physical activity (not allowed to exercise for more than 30 minutes a day).
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