Effectiveness of an electronic food diary in weight reduction

Effectiveness of an electronic food diary in weight reduction: a double-blind randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12929749

Enrollment

Registered

2013-03-06

Start date

2011-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Overweight and obesity

Interventions

Intervention arms: The participants in the paper food diary (FD) and electronic diary (ED) groups recorded their dietary intakes in logbooks and on an electronic diary system, respectively. Control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 20 and 60 2. Body mass index (BMI) >25

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Body weight 2. Body mass index (BMI) 3. Fat percentage 4. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) 5. Mean arterial pressure Measured before the study, at week 6 and at week 12.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) will be used as subjective eating behaviour assessment 2. General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (GNKQ) for adults will be used as objective nutritional knowledge assessment 3. Questionnaire for measurement of habitual physical activity (HPA) will be used for assessment of work, sports and leisure activities. Measured before the study and at week 12.	—

Countries

Hong Kong

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026