Diet, Healthy Clinical Trial
Official title:
Piloting a Web-based Personalised Nutrition App (eNutri) With UK University Students
Verified date | April 2023 |
Source | University of Reading |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
University students account for 50% of the UK young adult population and dietary assessment of this population is crucial in understanding the dietary changes that may occur as they transition to university and adulthood. At this time, many students will leave home for the first time and become responsible for their dietary intake through food shopping and meal preparation. The limited body of evidence in this population group suggests that starting university may be associated with weight gain and the adoption of unhealthful dietary patterns however the extent of these changes may vary based on gender, cooking ability and grocery budget, to name a few. Furthermore, dietary guidance is not typically given to university students although evidence suggests that personalised nutrition advice based on an individual's habitual dietary intake could help to provide the education and support needed for individuals to adopt a healthier diet. This student pilot study will test whether providing university students with eNutri personalised nutrition advice (intervention group) has a differential impact on diet quality in UK university students compared with those who do not receive any advice (control group) after a 4-week intervention period. 50 university students will use eNutri to record their dietary intake before being randomly allocated to the control or intervention group. After 4 weeks, both groups will repeat the eNutri food and drink questionnaire. Those in the intervention group will also be invited to complete a follow-up questionnaire after a further 8 weeks.
Status | Active, not recruiting |
Enrollment | 50 |
Est. completion date | June 2023 |
Est. primary completion date | April 2023 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Solely responsible for their own meal preparation and/or food purchases (includes catered and non-catered students) - Studying at the University of Reading or University of Hertfordshire, UK - Student in any year of study - 18 years or older - Able to read and understand written English without difficulties - Able to access eNutri using a suitable device (laptop, computer, tablet, or smartphone) with access to the internet - Have an active email address - Willing to complete online questionnaires and interact with eNutri on multiple occasions Exclusion Criteria: - Students who are not studying full time in-person at university in the academic year 2022-2023 (e.g., part-time students, apprenticeship students or those on a work placement) - Students whose food choices are in part influenced/determined by others (e.g., students who live with parents, partner, or children during term time, including those who return home every weekend) - Those reliant on meals where there is limited choice/alternative options (e.g., Recipe boxes such as Gousto, Hello Fresh and Mindful Chef, or those who eat frozen meals brought from home); catered students can take part. - Pregnant, lactating or planning a pregnancy within the next 4 months - Food allergies to dairy, nuts/seeds and/or fish/shellfish - Medical conditions/treatments that have a considerable impact on an individual's diet/appetite on a day-to-day basis (e.g., severe gastrointestinal disorders) - Have a current or previously diagnosed eating disorder - Usually eat on fewer than 2 occasions per day - Receiving dietary advice from a dietitian, nutritionist or medical professional or plan to do so within the next 4 months - Following a restrictive diet, such as a vegan diet, sport's nutrition diet, meal replacement shake/juice diet (e.g., SlimFast), intermittent fasting diet (e.g,. 5:2), very low carbohydrate diet (e.g., keto, Atkins) or any "fad"/"celebrity" diet, or plan to do so within the next 4 months; vegetarians can take part. - Following a weight-loss programme, such as Weight Watchers, Noom, LighterLife and Slimming World, or plan to do so within the next 3 months; those aiming to lose weight through general healthy eating and "cutting down" without following specialised weight loss advice can take part. - Taking weight-loss medication (prescribed or over the counter) or plan to do so within the next 3 months. - Visual and/or physical impairments that prevent an individual from interacting with visual elements on the screen on their device/using their device, such as clicking buttons/mouse or using the touch pad or viewing images. - Taking part in another nutrition-related research study. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United Kingdom | University of Hertfordshire | Hatfield | Hertfordshire |
United Kingdom | University of Reading | Reading | Berkshire |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Reading |
United Kingdom,
Zenun Franco R, Fallaize R, Weech M, Hwang F, Lovegrove JA. Effectiveness of Web-Based Personalized Nutrition Advice for Adults Using the eNutri Web App: Evidence From the EatWellUK Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2022 Apr 25;24(4):e29088. doi: 10.2196/29088. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Diet quality score (DQS) | An 11-item eNutri DQS will be automatically calculated by eNutri after completing the FFQ. The eNutri DQS was developed for Northern European adults and quantifies diet quality (i.e. the healthiness of a diet). It is composed of 11 food and nutrient components that are summed to give an overall score, where higher scores reflect the healthiest diets based on adherence to dietary guidelines | Baseline | |
Primary | Diet quality score (DQS) | An 11-item eNutri DQS will be automatically calculated by eNutri after completing the FFQ. The eNutri DQS was developed for Northern European adults and quantifies diet quality (i.e. the healthiness of a diet). It is composed of 11 food and nutrient components that are summed to give an overall score, where higher scores reflect the healthiest diets based on adherence to dietary guidelines | Week 4 | |
Secondary | Weight | Self-reported measurement of weight | Pre-baseline | |
Secondary | Weight | Self-reported measurement of weight | Baseline | |
Secondary | Weight | Self-reported measurement of weight | Week 4 | |
Secondary | Height | Self-reported measurement of height | Pre-baseline | |
Secondary | Height | Self-reported measurement of height | Baseline | |
Secondary | Body mass index (BMI) | Automatically calculated by eNutri after providing self-reported weight and height | Pre-baseline | |
Secondary | Body mass index (BMI) | Automatically calculated by eNutri after providing self-reported weight and height | Baseline | |
Secondary | Body mass index (BMI) | Automatically calculated by eNutri after providing self-reported weight and height | Week 4 | |
Secondary | eNutri Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) dietary intake data | eNutri includes a 157-item FFQ which participants will use to identify how often they typically ate/drank each item during the last 4 weeks (e.g. once a day, less than once a week, not in the last 4 weeks) then choose their typical portion size from a range of 7 photos/buttons. To increase the accuracy of the FFQ, some food/drink items have an extra question, such as the type of milk used on breakfast cereals/hot drinks or whether the food/drink item consumed was a reduced fat/sugar variety. The responses to the FFQ are used to automatically calculate the average intake in grams per day for each food item. | Pre-baseline (week -4) | |
Secondary | eNutri Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) dietary intake data | eNutri includes a 157-item FFQ which participants will use to identify how often they typically ate/drank each item during the last 4 weeks (e.g. once a day, less than once a week, not in the last 4 weeks) then choose their typical portion size from a range of 7 photos/buttons. To increase the accuracy of the FFQ, some food/drink items have an extra question, such as the type of milk used on breakfast cereals/hot drinks or whether the food/drink item consumed was a reduced fat/sugar variety. The responses to the FFQ are used to automatically calculate the average intake in grams per day for each food item. | Baseline | |
Secondary | eNutri Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) dietary intake data | eNutri includes a 157-item FFQ which participants will use to identify how often they typically ate/drank each item during the last 4 weeks (e.g. once a day, less than once a week, not in the last 4 weeks) then choose their typical portion size from a range of 7 photos/buttons. To increase the accuracy of the FFQ, some food/drink items have an extra question, such as the type of milk used on breakfast cereals/hot drinks or whether the food/drink item consumed was a reduced fat/sugar variety. The responses to the FFQ are used to automatically calculate the average intake in grams per day for each food item. | Week 4 | |
Secondary | Individual DQS component scores, food group intakes (e.g. vegetables, wholegrains) and nutrient intakes (e.g. saturated fat, sodium) | Recorded via eNutri FFQ | Pre-baseline (Week -4) | |
Secondary | Individual DQS component scores, food group intakes (e.g. vegetables, wholegrains) and nutrient intakes (e.g. saturated fat, sodium) | Recorded via eNutri FFQ | Baseline | |
Secondary | Individual DQS component scores, food group intakes (e.g. vegetables, wholegrains) and nutrient intakes (e.g. saturated fat, sodium) | Recorded via eNutri FFQ | Week 4 | |
Secondary | Usability of eNutri measured by the System Usability Scale (SUS) | The SUS is a 10-item questionnaire with 5 response options that range from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree and is a reliable tool for measuring usability. | Baseline | |
Secondary | Participants motivation and perceived ability to make dietary changes | Measured through a short psychology questionnaire covering ability, opportunity, motivation, and knowledge | Pre-baseline (Week -4) | |
Secondary | Participants motivation and perceived ability to make dietary changes | Measured through a short psychology questionnaire covering ability, opportunity, motivation, and knowledge | Baseline | |
Secondary | Participants motivation and perceived ability to make dietary changes | Measured through a short psychology questionnaire covering ability, opportunity, motivation, and knowledge | Week 4 | |
Secondary | Participant feedback on the dietary advice received from eNutri | Questionnaire covering how effective the dietary advice was at encouraging the participants to make healthy changes to their diet and whether they encountered any barriers (intervention group only). | Week 4 | |
Secondary | Feedback on the longer-term impact of the dietary advice received from eNutri | A follow-up questionnaire provided at week 12 to determine whether there was a longer-term impact of the dietary advice received (intervention group only). | Week 12 |
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