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Technology-assisted approach can help prevent summer weight gain in adolescents

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Technology-assisted approach can help prevent summer weight gain in adolescents

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Summer break can bring changes in daily routines that make it harder for adolescents to maintain healthy habits. Researchers from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health and LSU are exploring how technology can help keep adolescents engaged in healthy behaviors during and after a structured summer program.

A pilot study tested an eight-week summer health promotion program that combined an in-person camp with an AI-assisted mobile app, wearable activity trackers and personalized behavioral support. The study, "Integrating technology-assisted behavioral management into a summer obesity prevention intervention program: a pilot controlled trial," published in Frontiers in Physiology, found that the technology could be incorporated into the structured camp experience, with adolescents averaging more than two hours of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity each day during the 10-day camp. The researchers also identified challenges in keeping participants engaged with the technology after the in-person program ended.

The study is an example of the research opportunities created through the Collaboration in Action (CAP) research initiative between FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake and LSU as part of their Championship Health Partnership. Dr. Senlin Chen, Helen "Bessie" Silverberg Pliner professor and interim director of the Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education at LSU, served as principal investigator on the study.


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