Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Dietary Behavior Through Tailored Messages
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Rhode Island
Conditions:
Cardiovascular Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
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.
Detailed Description
The aim of this study is to compare a Web-based system (WEB-DIET) and a computer telephone system (TLC \[Telephone Linked Communications\]-DIET) for affecting dietary behavior change. These interventi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 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.
Exclusion
- 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
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
1224 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01864694
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
July 1 2011
Last Update
May 30 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118