The assessment of mobile voice-based apps to measure food consumption reporting for the elderly

The assessment of mobile voice-based interaction on food reporting for the elderly: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17335889

Enrollment

Registered

2020-04-06

Start date

2019-11-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-04-27

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Conditions

Dietary intake Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Each participant will complete a questionnaire to collect background and baseline data that allows the assistant researchers to contact them and perform randomization. The baseline data will be random

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 60 - 90 years of age 2. Capable of reading and operating the application on their mobile phone

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Under any form of dietary control 2. Engaged in deliberate weight loss 3. On medication 4. Pregnant 5. Diabetes 6. High cholesterol 7. High blood pressure

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Accuracy of reporting measured using reporting errors made in the app at the time of the intervention 2. Response time recorded and embedded in apps in milliseconds for the time elapsed from a user’s voice food reporting to completion	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Participants’ perceptions of the utility of each app were measured using the System Usability Scale (SUS), with ten items scored using a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree) at the end of the intervention.	—

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Public ContactYing-Chieh Liu

ycl30@mail.cgu.edu.tw+886 (0)955340448

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026