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Simple, personalized behavioral interventions as a means to modify diet quality in college students: A randomized intervention

Personalized intention tags selected by college students, and meant to be attached to the students keys, with a four week trial period to observe if diet quality will improve, compared to general nutrition information provided to a control group of similar college students.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN53920728
Enrollment
150
Registered
2022-08-24
Start date
2022-08-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-08

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

Conditions

Diet quality among college students Other

Interventions

One group of students will be given a list of simple behavior change interventions, and asked to select two, which they will adhere to for the duration of the study. These selected behavior changes wi

Sponsors

University of California, Irvine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Between the ages of 18 and 25 years 2. Fluent in English 3. Enrolled full time at a university as a student.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those with severe food allergies, medical conditions that require dietary modification 2. Those at risk for disordered eating or eating disorders 3. Those considered to already have a high diet quality in line with dietary recommendations

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Diet quality as measured by the Healthy Eating Index 2015, using data collected from the Automated Self-Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment Tool at baseline, week 4, and week 8

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Feasibility will be assessed using a 7 question Likert scale survey developed by the researchers at week 8.

Countries

United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

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