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Effects of a smartphone intervention targeting fruit and vegetable consumption

Effects of a smartphone intervention targeting fruit and vegetable consumption among Dutch adults: a randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN23466915
Enrollment
300
Registered
2015-02-12
Start date
2013-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2016-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Fruit and vegetable intake in the general population Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Nutrition

Interventions

1. Text-based and audio-based tailored health information based on psychological factors that are known to predict fruit and vegetable intake 2. Control (no health information) Respondents will compl

Sponsors

University of Groningen (Netherlands)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 16 years or older 2. Living in the Netherlands 3. Owning an Android device (smartphone or tablet, Android version 2.2 or more) with an installed version of Adobe Air (if necessary, they were automatically directed to Google Play to install it safely) 4. Not yet consuming two pieces of fruit and 200 grams of vegetables per day

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Intolerance to fruit

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Self-reported fruit and vegetable intake at 6-month follow-up, measured with a detailed and validated food frequency questionnaire

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
After the frequency questionnaire on fruit and vegetable intake at 6-month follow-up, questions will be added to evaluate the information and smartphone application as a whole on a range of measures: 1. Personal applicability 2. Novelty 3. Credibility 4. Extent to which it is perceived as intense 5. Usefulness 6. Comprehensibility 7. Visual attractiveness

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026