Study to Evaluate the 'eNutri' Online Personalised Nutrition App in the United Kingdom (UK) (EatWellEUR)

University of Reading

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Dietary Habits; Dietary Modification

Treatments: Behavioral: Personalised diet advice delivered via the eNutri app (intervention); Behavioral: Non-personalised diet advice delivered via the eNutri app (control)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03897972

08/19

Details and patient eligibility

About

The proof-of-principle EatWellEUR pilot study will investigate whether online personalised dietary advice encourages greater dietary behaviour change after 12 weeks compared with general population-based diet advice. Dietary change will be quantified from an 11-item diet quality score (DQS) suitable for Northern European populations that is calculated from the results of the eNutri food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) at baseline and week 12.

Full description

The proof-of-principle EatWellEUR pilot study will investigate whether online personalised dietary advice encourages greater dietary behaviour change after 12 weeks compared with general population-based diet advice. Both groups will receive two prompts to remind them of their diet advice at weeks 4 and 8. Dietary change will be quantified from an 11-item diet quality score (DQS) suitable for Northern European populations that is calculated from the results of the eNutri food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) at baseline and week 12. 98 participants will be recruited per study arm and will be randomly allocated to an intervention arm using a minimisation technique integrated with the eNutri app.

Enrollment: 216 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Living in the UK
• Can understand written English

Exclusion criteria

• Food allergies or food intolerances (diagnosed or self-diagnosed)
• Receiving professional nutritional advice from a dietitian, nutritionist or medical professional
• Following a specialised diet (e.g. vegan, calorie-controlled/weight-loss diet)
• Athletes or those following a or sports nutrition regimen
• Pregnant, lactating or planning a pregnancy within the next 3 months
• Diagnosed medical conditions that require specific dietary guidance (e.g. diabetes, Crohn's disease or eating disorders), those who are currently undergoing rigorous medical treatment (e.g. chemotherapy for cancer) or conditions that affect memory (e.g. dementia)
• Medications that impact on diet (e.g. weight-loss medication) or involve dietary restrictions
• Those who eat less than 2 meals per day
• Excessive use of herbal or dietary supplements (e.g. 3 or more per day)
• Taking part in another nutrition study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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216 participants in 2 patient groups

Non-personalised general diet advice

Active Comparator group

Description:

Control group to receive non-personalised dietary advice based on general public health dietary recommendations for Northern Europe. Advice will be delivered to the participant via the eNutri web application.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Non-personalised diet advice delivered via the eNutri app (control)

Personalised diet advice

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention group to receive personalised dietary advice generated by the eNutri app from their actual dietary intakes and tailored according to their body mass index and food preferences. Advice will be delivered to the participant via the eNutri app web application and will be generated based on their adherence to an 11-item diet quality score suitable for Northern European populations.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Personalised diet advice delivered via the eNutri app (intervention)