SmartAPPetite For Youth: pilot and feasibility study of an adolescent smartphone nutrition intervention

The results of this pilot study show that the project is feasible, and that adolescents will accept the intervention and enjoy engaging with the app. The app was well accepted, and participants perceived that it was helpful in improving their food knowledge and health behaviors. The primary objective of this study identified some key lessons that can be built upon for a larger study. The impact of the app needs to be properly tested in a full-scale trial.

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Pilot and Feasibility Studies
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2026-02-06
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-026-01767-0
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Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
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SmartAPPetite For Youth: pilot and feasibility study of an adolescent smartphone nutrition intervention

J. Gilliland, A. Clark, O. Caruso, S. Stranges et al.
Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
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SmartAPPetite For Youth: pilot and feasibility study of an adolescent smartphone nutrition intervention

J. Gilliland, A. Clark, O. Caruso, S. Stranges, H. Schaafsma, N. Woods, D. Tobin, A. J. Wray, D. Bowman, R.C. Sadler, J. Haines, S. Doherty, L. Minaker, C. O’Connor, L. W. McEachern, J. Seabrook, S. Cappuccitti, S. Zhong
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The results of this pilot study show that the project is feasible, and that adolescents will accept the intervention and enjoy engaging with the app. The app was well accepted, and participants perceived that it was helpful in improving their food knowledge and health behaviors. The primary objective of this study identified some key lessons that can be built upon for a larger study. The impact of the app needs to be properly tested in a full-scale trial.

Pilot and Feasibility StudiesVol. 12(1)
Western University (CA), Lawson Health Research Institute (CA), University of Waterloo (CA), University of Michigan–Flint (US), Children’s Health Research Institute (CA), Wilfrid Laurier University (CA), University of Guelph (CA), Michigan State University (US)
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