Childhood obesity treatment: integrating mobile health technology into a paediatric obesity service
Funder
HRB PhD Fellowship, National Children’s Research Centre & Temple Street Foundation.
ORCG Staff Member and Role
Grace O’Malley as PhD Candidate, Prof Ivan Perry (UCC) as primary supervisor, Prof Amanda Burls (Oxford University) as co-supervisor, Prof Mike Clarke (QUB) as co-supervisor.
Aim
This PhD thesis had six aims: 1) reviewed the evidence for lifestyle treatment of obesity, 2) explored cardio-metabolic burden in childhood obesity, iii) explored whether changes in body composition predicts change in insulin sensitivity (IS), iv) developed and evaluated a lifestyle obesity intervention; v) developed a mobile health application for obesity treatment and vi) tested the application in a randomised clinical trial.
Collaborator Organisations
UCC, University of Oxford, City University, Queens University Belfast, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital.