Clinical trial NCT06923735: Nutrition Apps in Occupational Healthcare (Pilot Study of the FOODNUTRI Project)
Official title: Nutrition Apps in Occupational Healthcare (Pilot Study of the FOODNUTRI Project)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Phase: NA
Conditions: Occupational Diseases
Overweight and Obesity
Dyslipidemias
Hypertension
Diabete Type 2
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diet, Healthy
Diet Habit
Food Selection
Lead sponsor: University of Eastern Finland
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-04-11
Enrollment: 204
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to investigate (1) the user experiences and usability of the nutrition apps (the Finnish Nutrition Navigator and the Finnish Nutrition Path) in occupational health care from the perspective of both professionals and customers, (2) the impact on diet, eating behavior, perceived well-being (perceived state of health, quality of life, work and functional ability) and anthropometric indicators compared to treatment as usual, and (3) cost-effectiveness of using the nutrition apps.

Detailed description: For the occupational healthcare customer, the study will include two visits to the occupational healthcare: at baseline and after a 12-week follow-up. First, all volunteer participants enrolled in the study will belong to the control group and they will get the treatment as usual. Their weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure are measured at the visit and they are asked to answer a digital research questionnaire at both baseline and follow-up.

The rest of the volunteer participants enrolled in the study will belong to the intervention group. Before the visit at the occupational healthcare, they are asked to fill in the Finnish Nutrition Navigator and to read the automated feedback about the diet quality. The Finnish Nutrition Path can help in the dietary goal setting and it can be utilized together with the professional or independently. In addition, also weight, waist circumference, and blood pressure are measured at the visit and the participant is asked to answer a digital research questionnaire. The same procedure is done at both baseline and follow-up.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Employee of the certain employer
* Coming to the medical examination for employees whose work presents a special risk of illnessa OR coming to the dietitian because of dyslipidemia, high blood pressure, weight loss, weight management, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease
* Understands written Finnish

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy
* Eating disorder
* Severe challenges with diet (e.g., malabsorption, very restrictive diet due to several food allergies or other reasons)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in diet quality
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: User experiences of the apps
timeFrame: Baseline and follow-up (12 weeks)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in weight
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Change in BMI
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Change in waist circumference
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Change in blood pressure
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Change in eating behavior
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Change in other lifestyle factors
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Measures related to the general effectiveness
timeFrame: 12 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kuopio
country: Finland
facility: University of Eastern Finland
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Eastern Finland
name: Marjukka Kolehmainen, Prof.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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