U@Uni LifeGuide: Trial of an online health behaviour intervention to promote healthy lifestyle habits in new university students

U@Uni LifeGuide: Using the transition from school to university to promote healthy lifestyle habits in young people

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN07407344

Enrollment

1400

Registered

2013-09-03

Start date

2013-09-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Health behaviour (fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking). Not Applicable

Interventions

After completion of an online baseline questionnaire (approximately one month before entering university), participants will be randomised to the intervention or control conditions and followed-up one

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All incoming undergraduate students (in 2013) to the University of Sheffield

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The intervention and control groups will be compared on the following primary outcome measures at six-month follow-up (controlling for baseline measures): 1. Number of portions of fruit and vegetables consumed per day assessed with a two-item food frequency questionnaire. 2. Total physical activity as assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). 3. Number of units of alcohol consumed in the past week assessed with a retrospective alcohol diary. 4. Smoking status assessed with HSE items.	—

Measure

Time frame

The intervention and control groups will be compared on the following primary outcome measures at six-month follow-up (controlling for baseline measures): 1. Number of portions of fruit and vegetables consumed per day assessed with a two-item food frequency questionnaire. 2. Total physical activity as assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). 3. Number of units of alcohol consumed in the past week assessed with a retrospective alcohol diary. 4. Smoking status assessed with HSE items.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The intervention and control groups will also be compared on the following secondary outcome measures: 1. Frequency of binge drinking in the past week. 2. AUDIT scores (6 month follow-up). 3. Number of cigarettes smoked. 4. Social cognitive variables for each health behaviour ? intention (all times points), attitude, subjective norms, descriptive norms, self-efficacy, perceived control and planning (1 and 6 month follow-up). 5. Health status ? EQ-5D. 6. Recreational drug use (indirect measure). 7. BMI calculated from self-reported height and weight. 8. Health services usage. Self-report data on the use of the health service (e.g., GP visits, hospitalisations) (6 month follow-up). 9. Engagement with the online intervention including number of pages visited, the number of activities completed, etc. (1 and 6 month follow-up). 10. Hair analysis to provide biochemical markers of various health behaviours related to alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, diet and recreational drug use. Participants who provide hair samples will also have their height and weight measured to calculate BMI. (Intro week and 6 month follow-up). Unless otherwise indicated, the primary and secondary outcome measures will be assessed at all three time points (baseline and 1 and 6 month follow-up).	—

Measure

Time frame

The intervention and control groups will also be compared on the following secondary outcome measures: 1. Frequency of binge drinking in the past week. 2. AUDIT scores (6 month follow-up). 3. Number of cigarettes smoked. 4. Social cognitive variables for each health behaviour ? intention (all times points), attitude, subjective norms, descriptive norms, self-efficacy, perceived control and planning (1 and 6 month follow-up). 5. Health status ? EQ-5D. 6. Recreational drug use (indirect measure). 7. BMI calculated from self-reported height and weight. 8. Health services usage. Self-report data on the use of the health service (e.g., GP visits, hospitalisations) (6 month follow-up). 9. Engagement with the online intervention including number of pages visited, the number of activities completed, etc. (1 and 6 month follow-up). 10. Hair analysis to provide biochemical markers of various health behaviours related to alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, diet and recreational drug use. Participants who provide hair samples will also have their height and weight measured to calculate BMI. (Intro week and 6 month follow-up). Unless otherwise indicated, the primary and secondary outcome measures will be assessed at all three time points (baseline and 1 and 6 month follow-up).

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026