Trial of 2 TeleComputer Diet Change Maintenance Programs
18 Years
N/A
Both
Cancer
Trial Information
Trial of 2 TeleComputer Diet Change Maintenance Programs
RCT is completed. However, the eligibility was 18 y/o or greater and living in Greater
Boston area. The participants used an evidenced based dietary intervention for 3 months and
then were randomized to 1 of 3 arms. Those in the experimental arm received a 6 mo
intervention based on social cognitive theory or goal systems theory. The intervention was
designed to help the participants maintain previously achieved changes in the their diet,
e.g., fruits and vegetables. The outcome measures are fruit and vegetable consumption as
measured by servings on multiple dietary measures as well as a 24 hr dietary recall.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Consume fewer than 5 fruits and vegetables per day.
- Understand conversational English
- Have the ability to use a telephone without assistance
Exclusion Criteria:
- Under 18 years of age
- Diagnosis of a health condition for which dietary recommendations in the would be
contraindicated,
- Have cognitive impairment
- Have a terminal illness, recent myocardial infarction, current or former diagnosis of
an eating disorder, pregnancy
- Consume > 5 servings of fruit and vegetable per day, or
- Plan to move away from the Boston area in less than 30 months.
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention
Outcome Measure:
The study hypothesis is that the goal systems intervention will out perform the social cognitive intervention and that both of these interventions will outperform the control group for fruit and vegetable consumption.
Outcome Time Frame:
July 2006-July 2009
Safety Issue:
No
Principal Investigator
Robert Friedman, MD
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Boston University
Authority:
United States: Institutional Review Board
Study ID:
R01 CA105832-02
NCT ID:
NCT00148525
Start Date:
July 2006
Completion Date:
July 2011
Related Keywords:
- Cancer
- automated telephony, cancer prevention, healthy diet
Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center | Boston, Massachusetts 02118 |
