Dietary IntakeNCT03869658
Food Talk: A New App for Daily Food Monitoring
An observational study of Dietary Intake, run by Tufts University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This project will pilot test a new app for self-monitoring food intake using natural spoken language (by voice recognition or text) to provide daily estimates of energy and nutrient intakes with a phone app. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Dietary Intake
- What is being tested?
- COCO application
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Aug 2018to 1 Jul 2019
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 to 65 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Potential subjects will be recruited from the local community around Boston, Massachusetts. Recruitment methods include posting flyers, social and local media advertisements, word of mouth, and emails to HNRCA mailing lists.
Who may be able to join
- Generally healthy men and women 18-65 years if age
- Currently participating in ongoing studies at the HNRCA
- Willing and able to sign written informed consent prior to study entry
- iPhone (iOS 11 or higher) user willing to download the COCO application and record food intake for 5 days
Who cannot join
- Android or iPhone (iOs 10 or lower) user unable to download and use the COCO application
- Holds a graduate degree in nutrition
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Boston, Massachusetts, 02111
About this study
This project will pilot test a new app for self-monitoring food intake using natural spoken language (by voice recognition or text) to provide daily estimates of energy and nutrient intakes with a phone app.
Read the detailed description
Self-recording food intake is recommended for weight management and healthy eating. However, current methods, including web platforms and apps, are often burdensome leading to short-term use by the consumer. The solution uses cutting-edge speech and language understanding technology to streamline the food logging process. With this technology, the user simply describes what they ate and the system automatically selects the appropriate items and quantities consumed from the USDA food database, which calculates the nutrition profile of the entry.
- Conditions
- Dietary Intake
- Being tested
- COCO application
- Keywords
- Voice recognition, 24-hr diet recall, Mobile application, Self-report
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
COCO applicationBehavioural
All participants will complete a screening survey to determine their eligibility for the study, if eligible and willing to participate, he or she will sign an informed consent form. Once participants are enrolled in the study, a demographics questionnaire will be completed along with 5 days of food tracking on the COCO application. Between days 3 and 7, participants will complete two 24-hr diet recall, one a day, and a patient satisfaction questionnaire.
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in energy intake using food application COCO
The primary outcome will be to assess whether food capture using the mobile application is comparable with conventional 24-hour dietary recall. This will be done by measuring the energy intake (mean of two days) in the two methods.
Measured: Between days 3 and 7 of the study
Change in energy intake using 24 hour dietary recall
The primary outcome will be to assess whether food capture using the mobile application is comparable with conventional 24-hour dietary recall. This will be done by measuring the energy intake (mean of two days) in the two methods.
Measured: Between days 3 and 7 of the study
Secondary outcomes (1)
Accuracy of food capture method using mobile application
The secondary outcome will measure the energy and nutrient content reported by the mobile application over time. Measured energy intake in a subset of participants in another study that provides dietary intake data will be compared to food intake data using the mobile application.
Measured: Between days 3 and 7 of the study
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Mar 2019
- Study start1 Aug 2018
- Primary completion1 Jun 2019
- Study completion1 Jul 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Dietary IntakeStudies 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
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Tufts University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Susan Roberts, Tufts University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03869658
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 1234
- Status last verified
- Sep 2019
- First submitted
- 19 Sep 2018
- Last updated
- 13 Sep 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Wang Y, Beydoun MA. The obesity epidemic in the United States--gender, age, socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and geographic characteristics: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Epidemiol Rev. 2007;29:6-28. doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxm007. Epub 2007 May 17.
PubMed 17510091Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM. Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, 2011-2012. JAMA. 2014 Feb 26;311(8):806-14. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.732.
PubMed 24570244Finkelstein EA, Trogdon JG, Cohen JW, Dietz W. Annual medical spending attributable to obesity: payer-and service-specific estimates. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Sep-Oct;28(5):w822-31. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.5.w822. Epub 2009 Jul 27.
PubMed 19635784
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Sep 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Food Talk: A New App for Daily Food Monitoring
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03869658
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 1234
- Conditions
- Dietary Intake
- Keywords
- Voice recognition, 24-hr diet recall, Mobile application, Self-report
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Tufts UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Study start
- 1 Aug 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jun 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Jul 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Mar 2019 (actual)
- 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.
This project will pilot test a new app for self-monitoring food intake using natural spoken language (by voice recognition or text) to provide daily estimates of energy and nutrient intakes with a phone app.
Detailed description
Self-recording food intake is recommended for weight management and healthy eating. However, current methods, including web platforms and apps, are often burdensome leading to short-term use by the consumer. The solution uses cutting-edge speech and language understanding technology to streamline the food logging process. With this technology, the user simply describes what they ate and the system automatically selects the appropriate items and quantities consumed from the USDA food database, which calculates the nutrition profile of the entry.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Prospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Potential subjects will be recruited from the local community around Boston, Massachusetts. Recruitment methods include posting flyers, social and local media advertisements, word of mouth, and emails to HNRCA mailing lists.
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Generally healthy men and women 18-65 years if age
- Currently participating in ongoing studies at the HNRCA
- Willing and able to sign written informed consent prior to study entry
- iPhone (iOS 11 or higher) user willing to download the COCO application and record food intake for 5 days
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Android or iPhone (iOs 10 or lower) user unable to download and use the COCO application
- Holds a graduate degree in nutrition
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 |
|---|---|---|
| COCO applicationAll participants will complete a screening survey to determine their eligibility for the study, if eligible and willing to participate, he or she will sign an informed consent form. Once participants are enrolled in the study, a demographics questionnaire will be completed along with 5 days of food tracking on the COCO application. Between days 3 and 7, participants will complete two 24-hr diet recall, one a day, and a patient satisfaction questionnaire. | Behavioural | – |
Primary outcome
Change in energy intake using food application COCO
Time frame: Between days 3 and 7 of the study
The primary outcome will be to assess whether food capture using the mobile application is comparable with conventional 24-hour dietary recall. This will be done by measuring the energy intake (mean of two days) in the two methods.
Change in energy intake using 24 hour dietary recall
Time frame: Between days 3 and 7 of the study
The primary outcome will be to assess whether food capture using the mobile application is comparable with conventional 24-hour dietary recall. This will be done by measuring the energy intake (mean of two days) in the two methods.
1 secondary outcome
Accuracy of food capture method using mobile application
Time frame: Between days 3 and 7 of the study
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 13 Sep 2019.
- Background: PubMed 17510091Wang Y, Beydoun MA. The obesity epidemic in the United States--gender, age, socioeconomic, racial/ethnic, and geographic characteristics: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Epidemiol Rev. 2007;29:6-28. doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxm007. Epub 2007 May 17.
- Background: PubMed 24570244Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Kit BK, Flegal KM. Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, 2011-2012. JAMA. 2014 Feb 26;311(8):806-14. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.732.
- Background: PubMed 19635784Finkelstein EA, Trogdon JG, Cohen JW, Dietz W. Annual medical spending attributable to obesity: payer-and service-specific estimates. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Sep-Oct;28(5):w822-31. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.5.w822. Epub 2009 Jul 27.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Dietary Intake, run by Tufts University at 1 site in United States.
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 4 inclusion and 2 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 13 Sep 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. 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. 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?
Change in energy intake using food application COCO (time frame: Between days 3 and 7 of the study). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 NCT03869658, which also lists 3 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 13 Sep 2019.