Changes in Dietary Behaviours During the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in the Adult Population (COVIDiet_Int)

NCT04449731 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1526/CEIH/2020
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 35,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This cross-sectional study will allow to collect eating behaviours data during the COVID-19 confinement, some of them related to the Mediterranean Diet to better understand the eating behaviours of adult population during this novel and exceptional situation. Hypothesis: The eating habits of the population together with physical activity level will change during the COVID-19 outbreak confinement.

Conditions

COVID-19

Keywords

Eating behaviours; Mediterranean Diet; COVID-19 confinement; Dietary habits; Physical activity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Adherence to the Mediterranean diet before and during the COVID-19 confinement

  Part of the questionnaire based on the validated PREDIMED MEditerranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS-14). Briefly, one point is scored when the following choices are selected: olive oil for cooking, daily consumption of four or more tablespoons of olive oil, white meat vs. red meat, two or more servings of vegetables, three or more pieces of fruit, less than one serving of red meat, hamburgers, sausages or deli meats, less than one serving of carbonated or sugary drinks, weekly intake of seven or more glasses of wine, three or more servings of legumes, three or more servings of fish/seafood, three or more servings of nuts, less than two servings of non-homemade pastries, white meat such as turkey or chicken preference instead red meat and two or more dishes seasoned with tomato, garlic, onion or leeks and sautéed with olive oil (sofrito). The MEDAS-14 score ranges from 0 to 14, whereby higher a scoring reflects greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet.

  6 months

• Eating behaviours

  Part of the questionnaire based on changes in frequency of cooking, snacking, alcohol, fast-food intake (higher, lower or similar) and fried foods intake (\<1 time a week, 1-3 times a week, 4-6 times a week, 7 or more than 7 times a week, never), type of oil employed for frying (olive oil, sunflower oil or other), number of main daily meals out of home before the confinement (0,1, 2 or 3), difficult finding any type of food (yes/no) or perception of being eating more during the confinement (yes/no). In this case, better outcomes are expected if participants increase or maintain the frequency of cooking, use olive oil for frying and decrease or maintain the frequency of snacking, alcohol, fast-food or fried foods intake. Additionally, a good outcome will be considered if participants do not eat more during the confinement and if they do not have problems in finding any type of food.

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Level of physical activity during the COVID-19 confinement

  6 months

• Weight gain during the COVID-19 confinement

  6 months

Study Arms (1)

Adult population (> 18 years old)

Around 30000 adults (\> 18 years old) from 22 different countries.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Around 30000 adults from 22 countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and United Kingdom.

You may qualify if:

• Adults aged from 18 years old and over living in the countries involved in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• People under 18 years of age living in countries different from those involved in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad de Granada: lead
• Agricultural University of Athens: collaborator
• University of Zagreb: collaborator
• University of Belgrade: collaborator
• Institute of Technology, Sligo: collaborator
• University of Sarajevo: collaborator
• Lithuanian University of Health Sciences: collaborator
• Jozef Stefan Institute: collaborator
• University of Southern Denmark: collaborator
• Institut Za Javno Zdeavlje: collaborator
• University of Skopje: collaborator
• Poznan University of Life Sciences: collaborator
• Bezmialem Vakif University: collaborator
• Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, EPE: collaborator
• Kuwait University: collaborator
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia: collaborator
• Manay Rachna International institute of Research and Studies: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Universidad de Granada

Granada, 18011, Spain

Location

Related Publications (8)

• Rodriguez-Perez C, Molina-Montes E, Verardo V, Artacho R, Garcia-Villanova B, Guerra-Hernandez EJ, Ruiz-Lopez MD. Changes in Dietary Behaviours during the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in the Spanish COVIDiet Study. Nutrients. 2020 Jun 10;12(6):1730. doi: 10.3390/nu12061730.

  PMID: 32531892 RESULT

• Kriaucioniene V, Bagdonaviciene L, Rodriguez-Perez C, Petkeviciene J. Associations between Changes in Health Behaviours and Body Weight during the COVID-19 Quarantine in Lithuania: The Lithuanian COVIDiet Study. Nutrients. 2020 Oct 13;12(10):3119. doi: 10.3390/nu12103119.

  PMID: 33065991 RESULT

• Giacalone D, Frost MB, Rodriguez-Perez C. Reported Changes in Dietary Habits During the COVID-19 Lockdown in the Danish Population: The Danish COVIDiet Study. Front Nutr. 2020 Dec 8;7:592112. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2020.592112. eCollection 2020.

  PMID: 33364250 RESULT

• Sulejmani E, Hyseni A, Xhabiri G, Rodriguez-Perez C. Relationship in dietary habits variations during COVID-19 lockdown in Kosovo: The COVIDiet study. Appetite. 2021 Sep 1;164:105244. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105244. Epub 2021 Apr 10.

  PMID: 33848591 RESULT

• Pfeifer D, Resetar J, Gajdos Kljusuric J, Panjkota Krbavcic I, Vranesic Bender D, Rodriguez-Perez C, Ruiz-Lopez MD, Satalic Z. Cooking at Home and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet During the COVID-19 Confinement: The Experience From the Croatian COVIDiet Study. Front Nutr. 2021 Mar 31;8:617721. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.617721. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 33869262 RESULT

• Pertuz-Cruz SL, Molina-Montes E, Rodriguez-Perez C, Guerra-Hernandez EJ, Cobos de Rangel OP, Artacho R, Verardo V, Ruiz-Lopez MD, Garcia-Villanova B. Exploring Dietary Behavior Changes Due to the COVID-19 Confinement in Colombia: A National and Regional Survey Study. Front Nutr. 2021 Apr 12;8:644800. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.644800. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 33912582 RESULT

• Molina-Montes E, Uzhova I, Verardo V, Artacho R, Garcia-Villanova B, Jesus Guerra-Hernandez E, Kapsokefalou M, Malisova O, Vlassopoulos A, Katidi A, Korousic Seljak B, Modic R, Eftimov T, Hren I, Valencic E, Satalic Z, Panjkota Krbavcic I, Vranesic Bender D, Giacalone D, Bom Frost M, Konic Ristic A, Milesevic J, Nikolic M, Kolay E, Guney M, Kriaucioniene V, Czlapka-Matyasik M, Bykowska-Derda A, Kujundzic E, Taljic I, Brka M, Spiroski I, Cunha Velho S, Patricia Sousa Pinto S, Nascimento Monteiro I, Adriana Pereira J, Dolores Ruiz-Lopez M, Rodriguez-Perez C. Impact of COVID-19 confinement on eating behaviours across 16 European countries: The COVIDiet cross-national study. Food Qual Prefer. 2021 Oct;93:104231. doi: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104231. Epub 2021 Mar 23.

  PMID: 36569642 RESULT

• Taljić, I., Brka, M., & Rodríguez-Pérez, C. (2022). Dietary Habits During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Bosnia and Herzegovina's COVIDiet Study. In Central European Congress on Food (pp. 477-485). Springer, Cham.

  RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19; Feeding Behavior; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Study Officials

• Celia Rodríguez Pérez, PhD

  Universidad de Granada

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor in Nutrition and Food Science

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 23, 2020
• First Posted: June 29, 2020
• Study Start: March 20, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2021
• Study Completion: June 30, 2021
• Last Updated: November 4, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

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