Investigating Food Intake Across the Adult Life Course and Relevant Communication Strategies

NCT06675630 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 26/2024
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 336
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project will investigate the effects of different delivery strategies (e.g., personalised dietary advice vs generalised population healthy eating guidance) and individual consumption differences (e.g., eating styles/speeds and food types/preferences) on dietary fibre intake across the adult life-course over a 6-month period.

Conditions

Individual Differences; Food Intake; Behaviour Change

Keywords

Lifecourse; Education; Fibre

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Food intake

  Food intake will be measured via the eNutri app

  One, three and six months (1-hr)

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Food Consumption Differences

  Visit one (1-hr)

• Impact of Education

  All visits (6-months)

• Fiberscreen tool

  month 3 and 4

Study Arms (2)

Control

OTHER

Healthy eating advice

Behavioral: Control

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Targeted fibre-related education

Behavioral: Education

Interventions

Education BEHAVIORAL

Consumers will receive monthly targeted educational materials on fibre

Intervention

Control BEHAVIORAL

Consumers will receive educational materials on healthy eating at two timepoints

Control

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• adults aged 18 years and above

You may not qualify if:

• health conditions impacting fibre intake (e.g., IBD, IBS, colorectal cancer, Crohns disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis)
• pregnant or breastfeeding
• food allergies/intolerances
• following a weight-loss diet
• no digital device
• living outside of the UK
• cognition impairments (such as dementia)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Reading: lead
• Alpro Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Department of Food and Nutritional Science, University of Reading

Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6DZ, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (4)

• Norton V, Lignou S, Methven L. Influence of Age and Individual Differences on Mouthfeel Perception of Whey Protein-Fortified Products: A Review. Foods. 2021 Feb 16;10(2):433. doi: 10.3390/foods10020433.

  PMID: 33669435 BACKGROUND

• Zenun Franco R, Fallaize R, Lovegrove JA, Hwang F. Online dietary intake assessment using a graphical food frequency app (eNutri): Usability metrics from the EatWellUK study. PLoS One. 2018 Aug 10;13(8):e0202006. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202006. eCollection 2018.

  PMID: 30096211 BACKGROUND

• Norton V, Lovegrove JA, Tindall M, Garcia JR, Lignou S. Fibre4life: Investigating older adults dietary fibre preferences and the role of targeted educational materials on modulating future dietary fibre intake. Appetite. 2024 Jan 1;192:107109. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.107109. Epub 2023 Oct 31.

  PMID: 37914038 BACKGROUND

• Zenun Franco R, Fallaize R, Weech M, Hwang F, Lovegrove JA. Effectiveness of Web-Based Personalized Nutrition Advice for Adults Using the eNutri Web App: Evidence From the EatWellUK Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2022 Apr 25;24(4):e29088. doi: 10.2196/29088.

  PMID: 35468093 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Educational Status

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Officials

• Stella Lignou (PI)

  University of Reading

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor in Sensory and Consumer Science

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 23, 2024
• First Posted: November 5, 2024
• Study Start: September 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: June 20, 2025
• Study Completion: June 20, 2025
• Last Updated: June 27, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)