Clinical trial NCT03897972: Study to Evaluate the 'eNutri' Online Personalised Nutrition App in the United Kingdom (UK)
Official title: Proof-of-principle Pilot Study to Investigate Whether Online Personalised Dietary Advice Given by the eNutri Diet App Encourages Greater Dietary Behaviour Change Than General Advice in UK Adults After 12 Weeks
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dietary Modification
Dietary Habits
Keywords: Personalised nutrition
Lead sponsor: University of Reading
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-04-01
Enrollment: 216
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The proof-of-principle EatWellEUR pilot study will investigate whether online personalised dietary advice encourages greater dietary behaviour change after 12 weeks compared with general population-based diet advice. Dietary change will be quantified from an 11-item diet quality score (DQS) suitable for Northern European populations that is calculated from the results of the eNutri food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) at baseline and week 12.

Detailed description: The proof-of-principle EatWellEUR pilot study will investigate whether online personalised dietary advice encourages greater dietary behaviour change after 12 weeks compared with general population-based diet advice. Both groups will receive two prompts to remind them of their diet advice at weeks 4 and 8. Dietary change will be quantified from an 11-item diet quality score (DQS) suitable for Northern European populations that is calculated from the results of the eNutri food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) at baseline and week 12. 98 participants will be recruited per study arm and will be randomly allocated to an intervention arm using a minimisation technique integrated with the eNutri app.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Living in the UK
* Can understand written English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Food allergies or food intolerances (diagnosed or self-diagnosed)
* Receiving professional nutritional advice from a dietitian, nutritionist or medical professional
* Following a specialised diet (e.g. vegan, calorie-controlled/weight-loss diet)
* Athletes or those following a or sports nutrition regimen
* Pregnant, lactating or planning a pregnancy within the next 3 months
* Diagnosed medical conditions that require specific dietary guidance (e.g. diabetes, Crohn's disease or eating disorders), those who are currently undergoing rigorous medical treatment (e.g. chemotherapy for cancer) or conditions that affect memory (e.g. dementia)
* Medications that impact on diet (e.g. weight-loss medication) or involve dietary restrictions
* Those who eat less than 2 meals per day
* Excessive use of herbal or dietary supplements (e.g. 3 or more per day)
* Taking part in another nutrition study

Primary outcomes:
measure: eNutri diet quality score (DQS)
timeFrame: Baseline & week 12
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Body mass index (BMI)
timeFrame: Baseline & week 12
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Reading
country: United Kingdom
facility: Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading
state: Berkshire
Study officials:
affiliation: Hugh Sinclair Unit of Human Nutrition
name: Julie Lovegrove, Professor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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