Tracking Our Lives Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Mental Health Wellness 2, Health Behavior, Eating Disorders

In brief

College women are at risk for eating disorders, which have profound health impacts. Cross-sectional studies have shown that the use of dietary self-monitoring is associated with eating disorder risk among college students. However, causality cannot be established with cross-sectional studies. This study utilizes a randomized controlled trial design to examine how the use of a popular dietary self-monitoring smartphone application impacts college females' well-being, including eating disorder risk. We hypothesize those who are randomized to dietary self-monitoring will have a greater increase in eating disorder risk compared to the control group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04052529

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

200

Starts

2019-03-15

Expected to finish

2019-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• University of Michigan Ann Arbor undergraduate student
• Daily access to a smartphone
• Female gender
• At least 18 years of age
• Fluent in English

You may not qualify if…

• Self-reported history of any medical condition that impacts the types or amount of food eaten
• Self-reported recent use of dietary self-monitoring
• Self-reported history of an active or past eating disorder
• Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Short Form (EDE-QS) score ≥ 2, indicating high eating disorder risk

Where it is running

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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