Dietary ModificationFood4MeNCT01530139
Strategies for Personalised Nutrition
A study testing Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 in people with Dietary Modification, run by Newcastle University at 8 sites in 7 countries.
Trial summary
The concept of personalised nutrition emerged following the sequencing of the human genome in 2000. It was hoped that with the identification of gene nutrient interactions, an individual's response and susceptibility to particular diets would be better understood and therefore appropriate dietary modifications could… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Dietary Modification
- What is being tested?
- Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 1,607 participants
- Where
- 8 sitesin 7 countries
- Study dates
- Aug 2012to Dec 2014
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Aged >18 years old
Who cannot join
- Subject under 18 years old.
- Pregnant or lactating.
- No or limited access to internet.
- Following a prescribed diet for any reason, including weight loss in the last 3 months.
- Subjects under medication for Insulin dependent diabetes, celiac disease, Crohn's or any metabolic disease or condition that alters nutritional requirements, such as diabetes.
Trial locations and contacts
8 sites in 7 countries.
8 sites in 7 countries
United Kingdom2 sites
Newcastle University
Newcastle, NE45PL
University of Reading
Reading
About this study
Official title: Personalised Nutrition: An Integrative Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges
The concept of personalised nutrition emerged following the sequencing of the human genome in 2000. It was hoped that with the identification of gene nutrient interactions, an individual's response and susceptibility to particular diets would be better understood and therefore appropriate dietary modifications could be made to optimise health and lower disease risk. Then Food4Me aims to study the development of personalized nutrition at three levels and determine whether providing more personalised dietary advice leads to better compliance and health outcomes compared to standard population advice.
The hypotheses to be tested in the Food4Me study are as follows:
- Personalisation of dietary advice assists and/or motivates consumers to eat a healthier diet and follow a healthier lifestyle (in comparison with "impersonal" [conventional] dietary advice).
- Personalisation based on individualised biochemical (phenotypic) and/or genetic information is more effective in assisting and/or motivating study participants to make, and to sustain, appropriate healthy changes to their usual (habitual) diet and lifestyle.
Read the detailed description
To achieve the Food4me aims, investigators will undertake a large multi-centre proof-of-principle study carried out across 7 EU countries on options for the delivery of personalised nutrition.
Recruitment Centres
Recruitment to the Food4Me intervention study will be carried out using identical protocols in 7 centres across the EU involving a total of 1,288 study participants i.e. 184 participants per country. The Proof-of-Proof of Principle study centres involve in the recruitment are:
- University College Dublin, Ireland.
- University of Maastricht, Netherlands.
- Universidad de Navarra, Spain.
- Harokopio University, Greece.
- The University of Reading, Uk
- National Food and Nutrition Institute, Poland.
- Technische Universitaet Muenchen, German.
Study design
Then, each proof-of-principle centre will recruit a sample of 184 participants and with 46 subjects will be randomly assigned each of the following levels of personalised nutrition:
- Level 0: Control group - will receive non-personalized dietary advice for improved food choice based on standard population healthy eating guidelines.
- Level 1: Personalised dietary advice based on dietary intake data alone.
- Level 2: Personalised dietary advice taking dietary intake and phenotypic data into account.
- Level 3: Personalised dietary advice taking dietary intake, phenotypic and genotypic data into account.
The study has been designed to mimic a fully Internet delivered personalized nutrition service. The route to recruitment will be via the Internet to mimic the real life conditions for a "proof-of-principle" study. However, to ensure adequate recruitment to this scientific study, the recruitment of study participants will be also based on local and national advertising of the service through internet, radio advertisements, other advertisements, use of social media or face to face meetings.
Only participants aged 18 years of age and above will be included in the study. A minimal set of exclusion criteria will be applied (subject under 18 years old, pregnant or lactating, no or limited access to internet, following a prescribed diet for any reason, including weight loss in the last 3 months, Insulin dependent diabetes, celiac disease, Crohn's, or any metabolic disease or condition that alters nutritional requirements, such as diabetes. Other than balancing the male to female ratio among recruits (with not more than a 70/30 or 30/70 distribution of males and females in each group) and balancing the age ratio (with not more than a 70/30 or 30/70 distribution of participants <45 years and > 45 years old in each group) no other stratification will be applied since the objective is to complete the proof-of-principle study in as real setting as possible. All age and sex stratification will be applied before randomisation of the participants to each level / group of personalised nutrition (0, 1, 2 and 3).
- Conditions
- Dietary Modification
- Being tested
- Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 0
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Level 1Behavioural
Also called Dietary intake Group
Level 1 - Participants will receive personalised dietary advice based on their dietary intake data alone.
Level 2Behavioural
Also called Dietary Intake + Phenotype Group
Level or Group 2: Participants will receive personalised dietary advice taking dietary intake and phenotypic data into account.
Level 3Behavioural
Also called Dietary + Phenotype + Genotype Group
Level or group 3: Participants will receive personalised dietary advice taking dietary intake, phenotypic and genotypic data into account.
Level 0Behavioural
Also called Control group
Level 0 - Control group - Investigators will provide non-personalized dietary advice for improved food choice based on standard population healthy eating guidelines.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Level 0 | Placebo comparator | Level 0: Control group - participants will receive non-personalized dietary advice for improved food choice based on standard population healthy eating guidelines. Receives: Behavioral: Level 0 |
| Level 1 | Experimental | Level or Group 1: participants will receive personalised dietary advice based on their dietary intake data alone. Receives: Behavioral: Level 1 |
| Level 2 | Experimental | Level or Group 2: participants will receive personalised dietary advice taking their dietary intake and phenotypic data ( obesity-related phenotypes and clinical biomarkers) into account. Receives: Behavioral: Level 2 |
| Level 3 | Experimental | Level or Group 3 : participants will receive personalised dietary advice taking their dietary intake, phenotypic (obesity-related markers) and genotypic data into account. Receives: Behavioral: Level 3 |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Changes from baseline in Dietary Intake at 3 and 6 months
Habitual (usual) dietary intake will be measured using an on-line Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Intakes of nutrients will be computed using a food composition data base which has been augmented with country-specific food composition data. Changes in dietary pattern will be compared between baseline and month 3 and 6 in all participants.
Measured: Baseline, month 3 and 6.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Change from baseline in phenotypic and Metabolic biomarkers at 3 and 6 month
Obesity-related phenotypes (Weight [kg], BMI [kg/m^2], waits circumference [cm]Changes in glucose [mg/dl]),and metabolic-related markers (glucose [mg/dl], fatty acid [%]and total cholesterol [mg/dl]), will be measured at baseline, month 3 and 6.
Measured: baseline, month 3 and 6
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Feb 2012 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2012
- Primary completionAug 2014
- Study completionDec 2014
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (18)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Dietary ModificationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1,607 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Newcastle University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University College Dublin, Maastricht University, University of Oslo, University of Navarra, Harokopio University, University of Reading, National Food and Nutrition InstitutE, Technical University of Munich, University of Newcastle Upon-Tyne
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- John Mathers, Professor, Principal investigator, Newcastle University, United KingdomMike Gibney, Professor, Study director, University College Dublin, IrelandWim Saris, Professor, Principal investigator, •Universiteit Maastricht, NetehrlandsAlfredo Martinez, Professor, Principal investigator, University of Navarra, SpainJulie Lovegrove, Professor, Principal investigator, University of Reading, United KingdomYannis Manios, Professor, Principal investigator, Harokopio University, Athens, GreeceIwona Traczyk, Professor, Principal investigator, National Food and Nutrition Institute, Warsaw, PolandHannelore Daniel, Professor, Principal investigator, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Germany
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01530139
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Food4Me-549426
- Acronym
- Food4Me
- Status last verified
- Feb 2016
- First submitted
- 1 Feb 2012
- Last updated
- 26 Feb 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Data will be available upon request from the Project leader Professor Mike Gibney and Professor John Mathers.
Publications
Livingstone KM, Brayner B, Celis-Morales C, Moschonis G, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Drevon CA, Daniel H, Saris WHM, Lovegrove JA, Gibney M, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Martinez JA, Mathers JC. Associations between dietary patterns, FTO genotype and obesity in adults from seven European countries. Eur J Nutr. 2022 Sep;61(6):2953-2965. doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-02858-3. Epub 2022 Mar 21.
PubMed 35307761Livingstone KM, Celis-Morales C, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Forster H, Woolhead C, O'Donovan CB, Moschonis G, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Gundersen TE, Drevon CA, Marsaux CFM, Fallaize R, Macready AL, Daniel H, Saris WHM, Lovegrove JA, Gibney M, Gibney ER, Walsh M, Brennan L, Martinez JA, Mathers JC; Food4Me Study. Personalised nutrition advice reduces intake of discretionary foods and beverages: findings from the Food4Me randomised controlled trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2021 Jun 7;18(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01136-5.
PubMed 34092234Celis-Morales C, Livingstone KM, Petermann-Rocha F, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, O'Donovan CB, Moschonis G, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Drevon CA, Daniel H, Marsaux CFM, Saris WHM, Fallaize R, Macready AL, Lovegrove JA, Gibney M, Gibney ER, Walsh M, Brennan L, Martinez JA, Mathers JC; Food4Me Study. Frequent Nutritional Feedback, Personalized Advice, and Behavioral Changes: Findings from the European Food4Me Internet-Based RCT. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Aug;57(2):209-219. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.03.024. Epub 2019 Jun 25.
PubMed 31248745Macready AL, Fallaize R, Butler LT, Ellis JA, Kuznesof S, Frewer LJ, Celis-Morales C, Livingstone KM, Araujo-Soares V, Fischer AR, Stewart-Knox BJ, Mathers JC, Lovegrove JA. Application of Behavior Change Techniques in a Personalized Nutrition Electronic Health Intervention Study: Protocol for the Web-Based Food4Me Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2018 Apr 9;7(4):e87. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8703.
PubMed 29631993San-Cristobal R, Navas-Carretero S, Celis-Morales C, Livingstone KM, Stewart-Knox B, Rankin A, Macready AL, Fallaize R, O'Donovan CB, Forster H, Woolhead C, Walsh MC, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Manios Y, Jarosz M, Daniel H, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Gundersen TE, Drevon CA, Gibney M, Marsaux CFM, Saris WHM, Lovegrove JA, Frewer LJ, Mathers JC, Martinez JA; Food4Me Study. Capturing health and eating status through a nutritional perception screening questionnaire (NPSQ9) in a randomised internet-based personalised nutrition intervention: the Food4Me study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2017 Dec 11;14(1):168. doi: 10.1186/s12966-017-0624-6.
PubMed 29228998Celis-Morales C, Marsaux CF, Livingstone KM, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Fallaize R, Macready AL, O'Donovan C, Woolhead C, Forster H, Kolossa S, Daniel H, Moschonis G, Mavrogianni C, Manios Y, Surwillo A, Traczyk I, Drevon CA, Grimaldi K, Bouwman J, Gibney MJ, Walsh MC, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Lovegrove JA, Martinez JA, Saris WH, Mathers JC. Can genetic-based advice help you lose weight? Findings from the Food4Me European randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 May;105(5):1204-1213. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.145680. Epub 2017 Apr 5.
PubMed 28381478O'Donovan CB, Walsh MC, Forster H, Woolhead C, Celis-Morales C, Fallaize R, Macready AL, Marsaux CF, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Kolossa S, Mavrogianni C, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Godlewska M, Surwillo A, Bouwman J, Grimaldi K, Traczyk I, Drevon CA, Daniel H, Manios Y, Martinez JA, Saris WH, Lovegrove JA, Mathers JC, Gibney MJ, Brennan L, Gibney ER. The impact of MTHFR 677C --> T risk knowledge on changes in folate intake: findings from the Food4Me study. Genes Nutr. 2016 Sep 29;11:25. doi: 10.1186/s12263-016-0539-x. eCollection 2016.
PubMed 27708721Livingstone KM, Celis-Morales C, Hoeller U, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Macready AL, Fallaize R, Baur M, Roos FF, Bendik I, Grimaldi K, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Weber P, Drevon CA, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Gibney ER, Lovegrove JA, Saris WH, Daniel H, Gibney M, Martinez JA, Brennan L, Hill TR, Mathers JC; Food4Me Study. Weekday sunlight exposure, but not vitamin D intake, influences the association between vitamin D receptor genotype and circulating concentration 25-hydroxyvitamin D in a pan-European population: the Food4Me study. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2017 Feb;61(2). doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201600476. Epub 2016 Nov 11.
PubMed 27682437Fallaize R, Celis-Morales C, Macready AL, Marsaux CF, Forster H, O'Donovan C, Woolhead C, San-Cristobal R, Kolossa S, Hallmann J, Mavrogianni C, Surwillo A, Livingstone KM, Moschonis G, Navas-Carretero S, Walsh MC, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Bouwman J, Grimaldi K, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Drevon CA, Martinez JA, Daniel H, Saris WH, Gibney MJ, Mathers JC, Lovegrove JA; Food4Me Study. The effect of the apolipoprotein E genotype on response to personalized dietary advice intervention: findings from the Food4Me randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Sep;104(3):827-36. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.135012. Epub 2016 Aug 10.
PubMed 27510539Livingstone KM, Celis-Morales C, Lara J, Woolhead C, O'Donovan CB, Forster H, Marsaux CF, Macready AL, Fallaize R, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Kolossa S, Tsirigoti L, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Surwillo A, Drevon CA, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Walsh MC, Lovegrove JA, Martinez JA, Saris WH, Daniel H, Gibney M, Mathers JC. Clustering of adherence to personalised dietary recommendations and changes in healthy eating index within the Food4Me study. Public Health Nutr. 2016 Dec;19(18):3296-3305. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016001932. Epub 2016 Aug 8.
PubMed 27499187Livingstone KM, Celis-Morales C, Macready AL, Fallaize R, Forster H, Woolhead C, O'Donovan CB, Marsaux CF, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Kolossa S, Tsirigoti L, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Surwillo A, Drevon CA, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Walsh MC, Lovegrove JA, Martinez JA, Saris WH, Daniel H, Gibney M, Mathers JC. Characteristics of European adults who dropped out from the Food4Me Internet-based personalised nutrition intervention. Public Health Nutr. 2017 Jan;20(1):53-63. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016002020. Epub 2016 Aug 5.
PubMed 27492149Forster H, Walsh MC, O'Donovan CB, Woolhead C, McGirr C, Daly EJ, O'Riordan R, Celis-Morales C, Fallaize R, Macready AL, Marsaux CF, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Kolossa S, Hartwig K, Mavrogianni C, Tsirigoti L, Lambrinou CP, Godlewska M, Surwillo A, Gjelstad IM, Drevon CA, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Martinez JA, Saris WH, Daniel H, Lovegrove JA, Mathers JC, Gibney MJ, Gibney ER, Brennan L. A Dietary Feedback System for the Delivery of Consistent Personalized Dietary Advice in the Web-Based Multicenter Food4Me Study. J Med Internet Res. 2016 Jun 30;18(6):e150. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5620.
PubMed 27363307Livingstone KM, Celis-Morales C, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Macready AL, Fallaize R, Forster H, Woolhead C, O'Donovan CB, Marsaux CF, Kolossa S, Tsirigoti L, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Godlewska M, Surwillo A, Drevon CA, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Walsh MC, Lovegrove JA, Saris WH, Daniel H, Gibney M, Martinez JA, Mathers JC; Food4Me Study. Effect of an Internet-based, personalized nutrition randomized trial on dietary changes associated with the Mediterranean diet: the Food4Me Study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Aug;104(2):288-97. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.129049. Epub 2016 Jun 29.
PubMed 27357094Marshall SJ, Livingstone KM, Celis-Morales C, Forster H, Fallaize R, O'Donovan CB, Woolhead C, Marsaux CF, Macready AL, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Kolossa S, Tsirigoti L, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Godlewska M, Surwillo A, Drevon CA, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Martinez JA, Saris WH, Daniel H, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Walsh MC, Lovegrove JA, Gibney M, Mathers JC; Food4Me Study. Reproducibility of the Online Food4Me Food-Frequency Questionnaire for Estimating Dietary Intakes across Europe. J Nutr. 2016 May;146(5):1068-75. doi: 10.3945/jn.115.225078. Epub 2016 Apr 6.
PubMed 27052541Marsaux CF, Celis-Morales C, Livingstone KM, Fallaize R, Kolossa S, Hallmann J, San-Cristobal R, Navas-Carretero S, O'Donovan CB, Woolhead C, Forster H, Moschonis G, Lambrinou CP, Surwillo A, Godlewska M, Hoonhout J, Goris A, Macready AL, Walsh MC, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Drevon CA, Lovegrove JA, Martinez JA, Daniel H, Gibney MJ, Mathers JC, Saris WH. Changes in Physical Activity Following a Genetic-Based Internet-Delivered Personalized Intervention: Randomized Controlled Trial (Food4Me). J Med Internet Res. 2016 Feb 5;18(2):e30. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5198.
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Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Feb 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Personalised Nutrition: An Integrative Analysis of Opportunities and Challenges
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01530139
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Food4Me / Food4Me-549426
- Conditions
- Dietary Modification
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,607 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Newcastle UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- University College Dublin, Maastricht University, University of Oslo, University of Navarra, Harokopio University, University of Reading, National Food and Nutrition InstitutE, Technical University of Munich, University of Newcastle Upon-Tyne
- Study start
- Aug 2012
- Primary completion
- Aug 2014 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2014 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Feb 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The concept of personalised nutrition emerged following the sequencing of the human genome in 2000. It was hoped that with the identification of gene nutrient interactions, an individual's response and susceptibility to particular diets would be better understood and therefore appropriate dietary modifications could be made to optimise health and lower disease risk. Then Food4Me aims to study the development of personalized nutrition at three levels and determine whether providing more personalised dietary advice leads to better compliance and health outcomes compared to standard population advice.
The hypotheses to be tested in the Food4Me study are as follows:
- Personalisation of dietary advice assists and/or motivates consumers to eat a healthier diet and follow a healthier lifestyle (in comparison with "impersonal" [conventional] dietary advice).
- Personalisation based on individualised biochemical (phenotypic) and/or genetic information is more effective in assisting and/or motivating study participants to make, and to sustain, appropriate healthy changes to their usual (habitual) diet and lifestyle.
Detailed description
To achieve the Food4me aims, investigators will undertake a large multi-centre proof-of-principle study carried out across 7 EU countries on options for the delivery of personalised nutrition.
Recruitment Centres
Recruitment to the Food4Me intervention study will be carried out using identical protocols in 7 centres across the EU involving a total of 1,288 study participants i.e. 184 participants per country. The Proof-of-Proof of Principle study centres involve in the recruitment are:
- University College Dublin, Ireland.
- University of Maastricht, Netherlands.
- Universidad de Navarra, Spain.
- Harokopio University, Greece.
- The University of Reading, Uk
- National Food and Nutrition Institute, Poland.
- Technische Universitaet Muenchen, German.
Study design
Then, each proof-of-principle centre will recruit a sample of 184 participants and with 46 subjects will be randomly assigned each of the following levels of personalised nutrition:
- Level 0: Control group - will receive non-personalized dietary advice for improved food choice based on standard population healthy eating guidelines.
- Level 1: Personalised dietary advice based on dietary intake data alone.
- Level 2: Personalised dietary advice taking dietary intake and phenotypic data into account.
- Level 3: Personalised dietary advice taking dietary intake, phenotypic and genotypic data into account.
The study has been designed to mimic a fully Internet delivered personalized nutrition service. The route to recruitment will be via the Internet to mimic the real life conditions for a "proof-of-principle" study. However, to ensure adequate recruitment to this scientific study, the recruitment of study participants will be also based on local and national advertising of the service through internet, radio advertisements, other advertisements, use of social media or face to face meetings.
Only participants aged 18 years of age and above will be included in the study. A minimal set of exclusion criteria will be applied (subject under 18 years old, pregnant or lactating, no or limited access to internet, following a prescribed diet for any reason, including weight loss in the last 3 months, Insulin dependent diabetes, celiac disease, Crohn's, or any metabolic disease or condition that alters nutritional requirements, such as diabetes. Other than balancing the male to female ratio among recruits (with not more than a 70/30 or 30/70 distribution of males and females in each group) and balancing the age ratio (with not more than a 70/30 or 30/70 distribution of participants <45 years and > 45 years old in each group) no other stratification will be applied since the objective is to complete the proof-of-principle study in as real setting as possible. All age and sex stratification will be applied before randomisation of the participants to each level / group of personalised nutrition (0, 1, 2 and 3).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 4
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Level 0 | Placebo comparator | Behavioral: Level 0Level 0: Control group - participants will receive non-personalized dietary advice for improved food choice based on standard population healthy eating guidelines. |
| Level 1 | Experimental | Behavioral: Level 1Level or Group 1: participants will receive personalised dietary advice based on their dietary intake data alone. |
| Level 2 | Experimental | Behavioral: Level 2Level or Group 2: participants will receive personalised dietary advice taking their dietary intake and phenotypic data ( obesity-related phenotypes and clinical biomarkers) into account. |
| Level 3 | Experimental | Behavioral: Level 3Level or Group 3 : participants will receive personalised dietary advice taking their dietary intake, phenotypic (obesity-related markers) and genotypic data into account. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Aged >18 years old
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Subject under 18 years old.
- Pregnant or lactating.
- No or limited access to internet.
- Following a prescribed diet for any reason, including weight loss in the last 3 months.
- Subjects under medication for Insulin dependent diabetes, celiac disease, Crohn's or any metabolic disease or condition that alters nutritional requirements, such as diabetes.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1Also: Dietary intake GroupLevel 1 - Participants will receive personalised dietary advice based on their dietary intake data alone. | Behavioural | Level 1 |
| Level 2Also: Dietary Intake + Phenotype GroupLevel or Group 2: Participants will receive personalised dietary advice taking dietary intake and phenotypic data into account. | Behavioural | Level 2 |
| Level 3Also: Dietary + Phenotype + Genotype GroupLevel or group 3: Participants will receive personalised dietary advice taking dietary intake, phenotypic and genotypic data into account. | Behavioural | Level 3 |
| Level 0Also: Control groupLevel 0 - Control group - Investigators will provide non-personalized dietary advice for improved food choice based on standard population healthy eating guidelines. | Behavioural | Level 0 |
Primary outcome
Changes from baseline in Dietary Intake at 3 and 6 months
Time frame: Baseline, month 3 and 6.
Habitual (usual) dietary intake will be measured using an on-line Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ). Intakes of nutrients will be computed using a food composition data base which has been augmented with country-specific food composition data. Changes in dietary pattern will be compared between baseline and month 3 and 6 in all participants.
1 secondary outcome
Change from baseline in phenotypic and Metabolic biomarkers at 3 and 6 month
Time frame: baseline, month 3 and 6
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Feb 2016.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 35307761Livingstone KM, Brayner B, Celis-Morales C, Moschonis G, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Drevon CA, Daniel H, Saris WHM, Lovegrove JA, Gibney M, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Martinez JA, Mathers JC. Associations between dietary patterns, FTO genotype and obesity in adults from seven European countries. Eur J Nutr. 2022 Sep;61(6):2953-2965. doi: 10.1007/s00394-022-02858-3. Epub 2022 Mar 21.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 34092234Livingstone KM, Celis-Morales C, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Forster H, Woolhead C, O'Donovan CB, Moschonis G, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Gundersen TE, Drevon CA, Marsaux CFM, Fallaize R, Macready AL, Daniel H, Saris WHM, Lovegrove JA, Gibney M, Gibney ER, Walsh M, Brennan L, Martinez JA, Mathers JC; Food4Me Study. Personalised nutrition advice reduces intake of discretionary foods and beverages: findings from the Food4Me randomised controlled trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2021 Jun 7;18(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01136-5.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31248745Celis-Morales C, Livingstone KM, Petermann-Rocha F, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, O'Donovan CB, Moschonis G, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Drevon CA, Daniel H, Marsaux CFM, Saris WHM, Fallaize R, Macready AL, Lovegrove JA, Gibney M, Gibney ER, Walsh M, Brennan L, Martinez JA, Mathers JC; Food4Me Study. Frequent Nutritional Feedback, Personalized Advice, and Behavioral Changes: Findings from the European Food4Me Internet-Based RCT. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Aug;57(2):209-219. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.03.024. Epub 2019 Jun 25.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29631993Macready AL, Fallaize R, Butler LT, Ellis JA, Kuznesof S, Frewer LJ, Celis-Morales C, Livingstone KM, Araujo-Soares V, Fischer AR, Stewart-Knox BJ, Mathers JC, Lovegrove JA. Application of Behavior Change Techniques in a Personalized Nutrition Electronic Health Intervention Study: Protocol for the Web-Based Food4Me Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2018 Apr 9;7(4):e87. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8703.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29228998San-Cristobal R, Navas-Carretero S, Celis-Morales C, Livingstone KM, Stewart-Knox B, Rankin A, Macready AL, Fallaize R, O'Donovan CB, Forster H, Woolhead C, Walsh MC, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Manios Y, Jarosz M, Daniel H, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Gundersen TE, Drevon CA, Gibney M, Marsaux CFM, Saris WHM, Lovegrove JA, Frewer LJ, Mathers JC, Martinez JA; Food4Me Study. Capturing health and eating status through a nutritional perception screening questionnaire (NPSQ9) in a randomised internet-based personalised nutrition intervention: the Food4Me study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2017 Dec 11;14(1):168. doi: 10.1186/s12966-017-0624-6.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 28381478Celis-Morales C, Marsaux CF, Livingstone KM, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Fallaize R, Macready AL, O'Donovan C, Woolhead C, Forster H, Kolossa S, Daniel H, Moschonis G, Mavrogianni C, Manios Y, Surwillo A, Traczyk I, Drevon CA, Grimaldi K, Bouwman J, Gibney MJ, Walsh MC, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Lovegrove JA, Martinez JA, Saris WH, Mathers JC. Can genetic-based advice help you lose weight? Findings from the Food4Me European randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 May;105(5):1204-1213. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.145680. Epub 2017 Apr 5.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 27708721O'Donovan CB, Walsh MC, Forster H, Woolhead C, Celis-Morales C, Fallaize R, Macready AL, Marsaux CF, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Kolossa S, Mavrogianni C, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Godlewska M, Surwillo A, Bouwman J, Grimaldi K, Traczyk I, Drevon CA, Daniel H, Manios Y, Martinez JA, Saris WH, Lovegrove JA, Mathers JC, Gibney MJ, Brennan L, Gibney ER. The impact of MTHFR 677C --> T risk knowledge on changes in folate intake: findings from the Food4Me study. Genes Nutr. 2016 Sep 29;11:25. doi: 10.1186/s12263-016-0539-x. eCollection 2016.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 27682437Livingstone KM, Celis-Morales C, Hoeller U, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Macready AL, Fallaize R, Baur M, Roos FF, Bendik I, Grimaldi K, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Weber P, Drevon CA, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Gibney ER, Lovegrove JA, Saris WH, Daniel H, Gibney M, Martinez JA, Brennan L, Hill TR, Mathers JC; Food4Me Study. Weekday sunlight exposure, but not vitamin D intake, influences the association between vitamin D receptor genotype and circulating concentration 25-hydroxyvitamin D in a pan-European population: the Food4Me study. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2017 Feb;61(2). doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201600476. Epub 2016 Nov 11.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 27510539Fallaize R, Celis-Morales C, Macready AL, Marsaux CF, Forster H, O'Donovan C, Woolhead C, San-Cristobal R, Kolossa S, Hallmann J, Mavrogianni C, Surwillo A, Livingstone KM, Moschonis G, Navas-Carretero S, Walsh MC, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Bouwman J, Grimaldi K, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Drevon CA, Martinez JA, Daniel H, Saris WH, Gibney MJ, Mathers JC, Lovegrove JA; Food4Me Study. The effect of the apolipoprotein E genotype on response to personalized dietary advice intervention: findings from the Food4Me randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016 Sep;104(3):827-36. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.135012. Epub 2016 Aug 10.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 27499187Livingstone KM, Celis-Morales C, Lara J, Woolhead C, O'Donovan CB, Forster H, Marsaux CF, Macready AL, Fallaize R, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Kolossa S, Tsirigoti L, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Surwillo A, Drevon CA, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Walsh MC, Lovegrove JA, Martinez JA, Saris WH, Daniel H, Gibney M, Mathers JC. Clustering of adherence to personalised dietary recommendations and changes in healthy eating index within the Food4Me study. Public Health Nutr. 2016 Dec;19(18):3296-3305. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016001932. Epub 2016 Aug 8.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 27492149Livingstone KM, Celis-Morales C, Macready AL, Fallaize R, Forster H, Woolhead C, O'Donovan CB, Marsaux CF, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Kolossa S, Tsirigoti L, Lambrinou CP, Moschonis G, Surwillo A, Drevon CA, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Gibney ER, Brennan L, Walsh MC, Lovegrove JA, Martinez JA, Saris WH, Daniel H, Gibney M, Mathers JC. Characteristics of European adults who dropped out from the Food4Me Internet-based personalised nutrition intervention. Public Health Nutr. 2017 Jan;20(1):53-63. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016002020. Epub 2016 Aug 5.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 27363307Forster H, Walsh MC, O'Donovan CB, Woolhead C, McGirr C, Daly EJ, O'Riordan R, Celis-Morales C, Fallaize R, Macready AL, Marsaux CF, Navas-Carretero S, San-Cristobal R, Kolossa S, Hartwig K, Mavrogianni C, Tsirigoti L, Lambrinou CP, Godlewska M, Surwillo A, Gjelstad IM, Drevon CA, Manios Y, Traczyk I, Martinez JA, Saris WH, Daniel H, Lovegrove JA, Mathers JC, Gibney MJ, Gibney ER, Brennan L. A Dietary Feedback System for the Delivery of Consistent Personalized Dietary Advice in the Web-Based Multicenter Food4Me Study. J Med Internet Res. 2016 Jun 30;18(6):e150. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5620.
- Study Official webpageLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Data will be available upon request from the Project leader Professor Mike Gibney and Professor John Mathers.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
John Mathers, Professor principal investigator
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Mike Gibney, Professor study director
University College Dublin, Ireland
Wim Saris, Professor principal investigator
•Universiteit Maastricht, Netehrlands
8 sites in 7 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 in people with Dietary Modification, run by Newcastle University at 8 sites in 7 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Feb 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 8 sites in United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands and 2 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Changes from baseline in Dietary Intake at 3 and 6 months (time frame: Baseline, month 3 and 6.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01530139, which also lists 18 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Feb 2016.