Improving Dietary Behavior Through Tailored Messages

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Disease

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01864694

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

1224

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2011-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-30

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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