Nutrition Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
A parallel two-group randomized controlled trial (RCT) was designed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two app designs to help users select a wide variety of food alternatives. Two prototype
Sponsors
Chang Gung University
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. University students aged over 18 recruited from Chang Gung University (18-29 years old) 2. 35 older adults recruited among volunteers from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (55-73 years old)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who could not use smartphone or could not communicate with others
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Application usability assessed in terms of accuracy and response time in the task of reporting the food items: 1. Accuracy was defined as the number of correct counts divided by the overall counts. “Correct” was defined as the subject selecting the correct main food ingredient(s) button in the app as well as the correct food attribute(s) button for each of the 12 items, given unlimited switching among food groups and/or subgroups 2. Response time was recorded in milliseconds in terms of the time elapsed from a user’s selection (clicking) at a certain main food ingredient button to complete in food attribute(s) selection | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Public ContactSherry Yueh-Hsia;Ying-Chieh Chiu;Liu
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Outcome results
None listed