Dietary Habits, Dietary Modification
Conditions
Keywords
Personalised nutrition, Mobile web application
Brief summary
The EatWellQ8 study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a mobile web application (e-Nutri), capable of delivering automated personalised nutrition advice, compared with face-to-face nutritional advice, in increasing diet quality. Dietary assessment is via the validated Food4Me FFQ (with an updated user interface that has been designed for better usability) and dietary feedback is derived according to adherence to an 11-item modified US Alternative Healthy Eating Index (m-AHEI).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALNon-personalised advice
Provision of online non-personalised advice on dietary intake, weight and physical activity levels. Non-personalised dietary advice for improved food choice based on standard population health guidelines.
BEHAVIORALOnline personalised advice
Provision of online personalised advice on dietary intake, weight and physical activity levels. Personalised recommendations for improved food choice based on adherence to an 11-item modified US Alternative Healthy Eating Index (m-AHEI), for weight based on ideal BMI range and for physical activity based on the Baecke questionnaire/results.
BEHAVIORALFace-to-face personalised advice
Provision of face-to-face personalised advice on dietary intake, weight and physical activity levels. Personalised recommendations for improved food choice based on adherence to an 11-item modified US Alternative Healthy Eating Index (m-AHEI), for weight based on ideal BMI range and for physical activity based on the Baecke questionnaire/results.
Sponsors
University of Reading
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* aged \> 21 years
Exclusion criteria
* aged \< 21 years old * not living in the UK * pregnant/lactating * no or limited access to internet * following a prescribed diet for any reason * intolerance or food allergy * subject with diabetes, or any other metabolic disorder or illness that alters nutritional requirements
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dietary change | baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks | Change from baseline in dietary intake at 6 and 12 weeks assessed via a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). An 11-item modified US Alternative Healthy Eating Index (m-AHEI), which is calculated from the results of the FFQ, will be used to quantify the dietary intake changes. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks | Change from baseline in self-reported weight (kg) at 6 and 12 weeks. Weight variation will be combined with height (constant for adults) and also reported as BMI variation (kg/mˆ2). |
| Physical activity | baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks | Change from baseline in self-reported physical activity (Baecke questionnaire) at 6 and 12 weeks |
Countries
Kuwait, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed