Title: Effectiveness of an app-based walking program for obese patients with inflammatory
bowel disease in Korea: a single-blind parallel-group randomized clinical trial
Version: 2 Date: 20 Jan 2025
Reviewer's report:
The RCT is a unique study in itself. I appreciate the authors initiation for conducting and writing
a very comprehensive  and detailed article for the study.  While reading the article I found some
of the points that could be included in the study so that it would be more detailed.
1. in the CONSORT diagram, the total number of participants assessed and randomized are same
this may lead to sampling bias. As there are samples who are not coming in inclusion criteria
some may deny to take part in the study .  This need to be clarified and mentioned in the diagram.
and the consort diagram can be more informative.
2. Informed consent is required for RCT and it needed to be mentioned in the article as it is a
crucial point in RCT.
3. it has to be mentioned that the Control Group received the intervention after the study or not
as it is an ethical aspect to provide the same intervention to the control group after the study
is being conducted.
4. Please expand the abbreviations inn the text wnen it appear in the text first like CD.
5. Any studies on general population can be mentioned in the discussion as it will give a
generalized result.
6. Measures taken to reduce sampling bias and inclusion bias needed to be mentioned in the
article, as the same number of samples taken for assessment are randomized.
7. It is required to mention the blinding method   as the study is a single blind study.
Title: Effectiveness of an app-based walking program for obese patients with inflammatory
bowel disease in Korea: a single-blind parallel-group randomized clinical trial
Version: 2 Date: 20 Jan 2025
Reviewer's report:
The RCT is a unique study in itself. I appreciate the authors initiation for conducting and writing
a very comprehensive  and detailed article for the study.  While reading the article I found some
of the points that could be included in the study so that it would be more detailed.
1. in the CONSORT diagram, the total number of participants assessed and randomized are same
this may lead to sampling bias. As there are samples who are not coming in inclusion criteria
some may deny to take part in the study .  This need to be clarified and mentioned in the diagram.
and the consort diagram can be more informative.
2. Informed consent is required for RCT and it needed to be mentioned in the article as it is a
crucial point in RCT.
3. it has to be mentioned that the Control Group received the intervention after the study or not
as it is an ethical aspect to provide the same intervention to the control group after the study
is being conducted.
4. Please expand the abbreviations inn the text wnen it appear in the text first like CD.
5. Any studies on general population can be mentioned in the discussion as it will give a
generalized result.
6. Measures taken to reduce sampling bias and inclusion bias needed to be mentioned in the
article, as the same number of samples taken for assessment are randomized.
7. It is required to mention the blinding method   as the study is a single blind study.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Effectiveness of an app-based walking program for obese patients with inflammatory
bowel disease in Korea: a single-blind parallel-group randomized clinical trial
Version: 2 Date: 20 Jan 2025
Reviewer's report:
The RCT is a unique study in itself. I appreciate the authors initiation for conducting and writing
a very comprehensive  and detailed article for the study.  While reading the article I found some
of the points that could be included in the study so that it would be more detailed.
1. in the CONSORT diagram, the total number of participants assessed and randomized are same
this may lead to sampling bias. As there are samples who are not coming in inclusion criteria
some may deny to take part in the study .  This need to be clarified and mentioned in the diagram.
and the consort diagram can be more informative.
2. Informed consent is required for RCT and it needed to be mentioned in the article as it is a
crucial point in RCT.
3. it has to be mentioned that the Control Group received the intervention after the study or not
as it is an ethical aspect to provide the same intervention to the control group after the study
is being conducted.
4. Please expand the abbreviations inn the text wnen it appear in the text first like CD.
5. Any studies on general population can be mentioned in the discussion as it will give a
generalized result.
6. Measures taken to reduce sampling bias and inclusion bias needed to be mentioned in the
article, as the same number of samples taken for assessment are randomized.
7. It is required to mention the blinding method   as the study is a single blind study.
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