Novel Mobile Application to Assess Dietary Information

Dietary Assessment Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of a Novel Mobile Application to Assess Dietary Information

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03578458
• Other study ID #: 17.13.NIHS
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 31, 2018
• Est. completion date: November 27, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: April 2019
• Source: Nestlé
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study will assess the accuracy of food capture methods using a novel mobile application. This will be done by comparing the energy and nutrient content of reported foods against those of foods actually consumed (i.e., reported vs actual). Two methods of using the application will be tested:

1. During each eating occasion to report foods and amounts consumed

2. By taking photographs of every food consumed, using the camera functionality of the mobile application and using the application the following day (according to the availability of the study subjects) to report foods and amounts consumed. This is to be consistent with the concept of a 24-hour dietary recall.

One group will use a standard 24-hour dietary recall method.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 132
• Est. completion date: November 27, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: November 27, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Generally healthy men and women 18-65 years of age

• Eats a wide variety of foods from all food groups

• 18 = body mass index (BMI) < 30 kg/m2

• Ability to read and write in English

• iPhone (iOS 11 or higher) or Android phone (6 or higher) user willing to download the mobile application

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of active disease at screening that would prevent normal dietary intake and/or would result in weight loss (irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, celiac disease, etc.)

• Medical complications or chronic illness that would prevent full participation (e.g., active cancer)

• Pregnant or lactating women

• Diagnosed eating disorder

• Vegetarian

• Special dietary requirements or severe allergies that prevent the consumption of major food groups (e.g., gluten free, lactose free, Halal)

• Diagnosis of a mental health condition that has not been stable within the past 6 months

• Current or previous experience with dietary data collection or analysis

• Concurrent participation in another research study at any point during the study

• Availability and access to a tablet device (iPad, Android) only

• Shift workers

• Plan to partake in vigorous physical training/ exercise during the study period (e.g., training for or running a marathon)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dietary Assessment

Intervention

Other:
• subjects will install a mobile app for use
novel mobile application

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Tufts University USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA)	Boston	Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Nestlé

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Energy and nutrient content captured on the mobile application	During each eating occasion to report foods and amounts consumed	Day 1 intakes recorded on application after meals
Secondary	Energy and nutrient content captured on the mobile application by taking photographs of food consumed	During each eating occasion to report foods and amounts consumed	Day 1 intakes photographed on application after meals
Secondary	Assess whether food capture using the mobile application is comparable with a conventional 24-hour recall.	Use of application for food capture versus 24 hour dietary recall in reporting foods and amounts consumed	Day 1 intakes will be reviewed by recall method