Effectiveness of a 12 Week Theory Driven Intervention Promoting Adherence to the MIND Diet

NCT04654936 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DTimlin
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 41
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of a 12 week online dietary promoting MIND diet behaviour. This study also tests the effectiveness of the MIND diet on cognitive function, mood, quality of life and participants capability, opportunity and motivation towards adoption of the MIND diet.

Conditions

Cognitive Change

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Cognitive function

  Tests used for this study were spatial working memory (SWM), spatial span (SSP), pattern recognition memory (PRM) and reaction time (RTI). These tests are computerised and measure the length of time it takes to complete task in milliseconds.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Mood

  12 weeks

• World Health Organisation Bref Quality of life

  12 weeks

• Capability, opportunity, motivation and behaviour model

  12 weeks

Study Arms (3)

MIND diet with support

EXPERIMENTAL

This intervention group are to follow the MIND diet guidelines for 12 weeks with the support of a 12 week online theory driven website and resources

Behavioral: MIND diet

MIND diet no support

EXPERIMENTAL

This group are to follow the MIND diet guidelines with no website support

Behavioral: MIND diet with no support

Control

NO INTERVENTION

The group follow usual diet

Interventions

MIND diet BEHAVIORAL

12 week MIND diet study: Participants access a website that is theory driven using the Behaviour Change Wheel to help motivate and promote MIND diet adherence. Participants are to consume MIND diet foods daily and meet MIND diet weekly recommendations

MIND diet with support

MIND diet with no support BEHAVIORAL

Participants are to consume MIND diet food recommendations over a 12 week period with no support except for a self-monitoring resource and MIND diet guidelines

MIND diet no support

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy male and female aged 40-55 living in NI

You may not qualify if:

• Anyone on a specific dietary pattern (veganism, vegetarian, Atkins)
• Anyone on a specific diet recommended by their Doctor (eating disorder)
• Specific illnesses such as high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, dementia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Ulster: lead

Study Sites (1)

Life and Health Science

Londonderry, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Timlin D, McCormack JM, Kerr M, Keaver L, Simpson EEA. The MIND diet, cognitive function, and well-being among healthy adults at midlife: a randomised feasibility trial. BMC Nutr. 2025 Mar 25;11(1):59. doi: 10.1186/s40795-025-01020-6.

  PMID: 40134050 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Liz Simpson, PhD

  Ulster University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principle investigator

Model Details: This study includes 2 intervention arms and one control group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 5, 2020
• First Posted: December 4, 2020
• Study Start: May 16, 2019
• Primary Completion: November 6, 2019
• Study Completion: November 6, 2019
• Last Updated: December 4, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)