Improving Dietary Behavior Through Tailored Messages
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Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to compare a Web-based system and a computer telephone system to determine their effectiveness in improving diet behaviors compared to each other and a control group.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Nov 2008
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 2, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 30, 2013
CompletedMay 30, 2013
May 1, 2013
2.7 years
May 2, 2013
May 24, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in diet from baseline to 6 months, 6 months to 18 months, and baseline to 18 months
Self-reported diet questionnaire to measure fat and fruits/vegetables
Baseline, 6 months, and 18 months
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Change in psychosocial variables from baseline to 6 months, 6 months to 18 months, and baseline to 18 months
Baseline, 6 months, and 18 months
Change in diet variables from baseline to 6 months, 6 months to 18 months, and baseline to 18 months
Baseline, 6 months, and 18 months
Study Arms (3)
TLC-Diet
EXPERIMENTALParticipants receive diet intervention through automated telephone system: TLC-Diet
WEB-Diet
EXPERIMENTALParticipants receive diet intervention through web-based system: WEB-Diet
Control
EXPERIMENTALAssessment-only control group
Interventions
Participants receive diet intervention through an automated telephone system
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- years of age or older
- Be at risk with regard to saturated fat
- Have access to basic computer hardware and software
- Use the Internet regularly (defined as 1 times per week) and with basic proficiency
- Read and speak English at a fifth grade level
- Have access to a telephone and be able to use it independently.
You may not qualify if:
- Prescribed a diet that would conflict with a low saturated fat (e.g., a colectomy diet)
- Have a serious medical, psychiatric, or cognitive disease that would interfere with participation (e.g., cancer undergoing chemotherapy, psychotic disorder, Alzheimer's disease, etc.)
- If the individual does not use the Internet at least once a week
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Boston Medical Centerlead
- University of Rhode Islandcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Robert H Friedman, MD
Boston University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 2, 2013
First Posted
May 30, 2013
Study Start
November 1, 2008
Primary Completion
July 1, 2011
Study Completion
July 1, 2011
Last Updated
May 30, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-05