Online Nutrition Advice in the UK (EatWellUK)

Dietary Habits Clinical Trial

— EatWellUK  

Official title:

Randomized Control Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Online Nutrition Advice in the UK (The EatWellUK Study)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03250858
• Other study ID #: 13/17
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 15, 2017
• Est. completion date: January 30, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: February 2019
• Source: University of Reading
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The EatWellUK study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a mobile web application (e-Nutri), capable of delivering automated personalised nutrition advice, in increasing diet quality.

Dietary assessment is via the validated Food4Me FFQ (with an updated user interface that has been designed for better usability) and dietary feedback is derived according to adherence to an 11-item modified US Alternative Healthy Eating Index (m-AHEI).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 324
• Est. completion date: January 30, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: January 30, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged > 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• aged < 18 years old

• not living in the UK

• pregnant/lactating

• no or limited access to internet

• following a prescribed diet for any reason

• intolerance or food allergy

• subject with diabetes, or any other metabolic disorder or illness that alters nutritional requirements

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dietary Habits
• Dietary Modification

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Personalised advice
Provision of online personalised advice on dietary intake, weight and physical activity levels. Personalised recommendations for improved food choice based on adherence to an 11-item modified US Alternative Healthy Eating Index (m-AHEI), for weight based on ideal BMI range and for physical activity based on the Baecke questionnaire/results.
• Non-personalised advice
Provision of online non-personalised advice on dietary intake, weight and physical activity levels. Non-personalized dietary advice for improved food choice based on standard population health guidelines.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	University of Reading	Reading	Berkshire

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Reading

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Dietary intake	Change from baseline in dietary intake at 6 and 12 weeks assessed via a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). An 11-item modified US Alternative Healthy Eating Index (m-AHEI), which is calculated from the results of the FFQ, will be used to quantify the dietary intake changes.	baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks
Secondary	Weight	Change from baseline in self-reported weight (kg) at 6 and 12 weeks. Weight variation will be combined with height (constant for adults) and also reported as BMI variation (kg/mˆ2).	baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks
Secondary	Physical activity	Change from baseline in self-reported physical activity (Baecke questionnaire) at 6 and 12 weeks	baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks