Clinical trial NCT04449731: Changes in Dietary Behaviours During the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in the Adult Population (COVIDiet_Int)
Official title: Changes in Dietary Behaviours During the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in the Adult Population
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: COVID-19
Keywords: Eating behaviours
Mediterranean Diet
COVID-19 confinement
Dietary habits
Physical activity
Lead sponsor: Universidad de Granada
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Agricultural University of Athens
name: University of Zagreb
name: University of Belgrade
name: Institute of Technology, Sligo
name: University of Sarajevo
name: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
name: Jozef Stefan Institute
name: University of Southern Denmark
name: Institut Za Javno Zdeavlje
name: University of Skopje
name: Poznan University of Life Sciences
name: Bezmialem Vakif University
name: Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, E.P.E.
name: Kuwait University
name: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
name: Manay Rachna International institute of Research and Studies
First posted: 2020-06-29
Enrollment: 35000
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Around 30000 adults from 22 countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and United Kingdom.

Brief summary: This cross-sectional study will allow to collect eating behaviours data during the COVID-19 confinement, some of them related to the Mediterranean Diet to better understand the eating behaviours of adult population during this novel and exceptional situation.

Hypothesis: The eating habits of the population together with physical activity level will change during the COVID-19 outbreak confinement.

Detailed description: Around thirty thousand adults (18 years old and older) will be recruited from 22 different countries (i.e. including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and United Kingdom). A self-administered web-based questionnaire with questions aimed at assessing the dietary behaviours of the adult population during the COVID-19 confinement and before it started, will be distributed using social media and snowball sampling. The questionnaire is based on 44 items including socio-demographic data, MEditerranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) as a reference of a healthy diet, processed foods intake, changes in their usual food choices and weight gain. All data will be collected online to reach the largest number of participants from all territories.

The main objectives of this study are: 1) to examine whether the COVID-19 outbreak confinement has influenced eating habits among the adult population from the 22 countries previously detailed, and 2) to assess the differences in eating behaviours between the countries involved in the study to have a global overview of the behaviour in the face of confinement that helps in public health decision making related to positive impact on the prevention of chronic diseases and COVID-19-related complications.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults aged from 18 years old and over living in the countries involved in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* People under 18 years of age living in countries different from those involved in the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Adherence to the Mediterranean diet before and during the COVID-19 confinement
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Eating behaviours
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Level of physical activity during the COVID-19 confinement
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Weight gain during the COVID-19 confinement
timeFrame: 6 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Granada
country: Spain
facility: Universidad de Granada
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidad de Granada
name: Celia Rodríguez Pérez, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Rodriguez-Perez C, Molina-Montes E, Verardo V, Artacho R, Garcia-Villanova B, Guerra-Hernandez EJ, Ruiz-Lopez MD. Changes in Dietary Behaviours during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in the Spanish COVIDiet Study. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 10;12(6):1730. doi: 10.3390/nu12061730.
citation: Kriaucioniene V, Bagdonaviciene L, Rodriguez-Perez C, Petkeviciene J. Associations between Changes in Health Behaviours and Body Weight during the COVID-19 Quarantine in Lithuania: The Lithuanian COVIDiet Study. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 13;12(10):3119. doi: 10.3390/nu12103119.
citation: Giacalone D, Frost MB, Rodriguez-Perez C. Reported Changes in Dietary Habits During the COVID-19 Lockdown in the Danish Population: The Danish COVIDiet Study. Front Nutr. 2020 Dec 8;7:592112. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.592112. eCollection 2020.
citation: Sulejmani E, Hyseni A, Xhabiri G, Rodriguez-Perez C. Relationship in dietary habits variations during COVID-19 lockdown in Kosovo: The COVIDiet study. Appetite. 2021 Sep 1;164:105244. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105244. Epub 2021 Apr 10.
citation: Pfeifer D, Resetar J, Gajdos Kljusuric J, Panjkota Krbavcic I, Vranesic Bender D, Rodriguez-Perez C, Ruiz-Lopez MD, Satalic Z. Cooking at Home and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet During the COVID-19 Confinement: The Experience From the Croatian COVIDiet Study. Front Nutr. 2021 Mar 31;8:617721. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.617721. eCollection 2021.
citation: Pertuz-Cruz SL, Molina-Montes E, Rodriguez-Perez C, Guerra-Hernandez EJ, Cobos de Rangel OP, Artacho R, Verardo V, Ruiz-Lopez MD, Garcia-Villanova B. Exploring Dietary Behavior Changes Due to the COVID-19 Confinement in Colombia: A National and Regional Survey Study. Front Nutr. 2021 Apr 12;8:644800. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.644800. eCollection 2021.
citation: Molina-Montes E, Uzhova I, Verardo V, Artacho R, Garcia-Villanova B, Jesus Guerra-Hernandez E, Kapsokefalou M, Malisova O, Vlassopoulos A, Katidi A, Korousic Seljak B, Modic R, Eftimov T, Hren I, Valencic E, Satalic Z, Panjkota Krbavcic I, Vranesic Bender D, Giacalone D, Bom Frost M, Konic Ristic A, Milesevic J, Nikolic M, Kolay E, Guney M, Kriaucioniene V, Czlapka-Matyasik M, Bykowska-Derda A, Kujundzic E, Taljic I, Brka M, Spiroski I, Cunha Velho S, Patricia Sousa Pinto S, Nascimento Monteiro I, Adriana Pereira J, Dolores Ruiz-Lopez M, Rodriguez-Perez C. Impact of COVID-19 confinement on eating behaviours across 16 European countries: The COVIDiet cross-national study. Food Qual Prefer. 2021 Oct;93:104231. doi: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104231. Epub 2021 Mar 23.
citation: Taljić, I., Brka, M., & Rodríguez-Pérez, C. (2022). Dietary Habits During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina's COVIDiet Study. In Central European Congress on Food (pp. 477-485). Springer, Cham.