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Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk FactorsPrevANCT04717076

PrevA Study - Evaluation of an App-based Nutritional Concept

A study testing App-based nutritional concept and fitness tracking, Nutritional concept with individual nutritional counselling and Nutritional concept without individual nutritional counselling in people with Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, run by University of Jena at 1 site in Germany.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The PrevA study is designed to evaluate our developed nutritional concept to implement a heart healthy diet. The nutritional concept based on nutrient-optimized daily menu plans for each study day. The plans are personalized according to participants age, gender, and level of physical activity. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 69 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors
What is being tested?
App-based nutritional concept and fitness tracking, Nutritional concept with individual nutritional counselling and Nutritional concept without individual nutritional counselling
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
80 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
12 Apr 2021to 12 Oct 2021
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 20 to 69 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Voluntary participation with documented informed consent
  • Willingness and ability to adhere to the study protocol
  • Males / female) aged ≥ 20 years and ≤ 51 years
  • BMI: ≥ 25 ≤ 35 kg / m2 (obesity grade 1)
  • Owning a smartphone (android)
  • no or moderate alcohol consumption (≤ 2 glasses / week)
  • non-smoker (if possible)

Who cannot join

  • Comorbidities:
  • Hypercholesterolemia (genetic defect / familial predisposition)
  • Diabetes mellitus type 1 or 2
  • Thyroid dysfunction (hyper- or hypothyroidism)
  • Food intolerance / allergies to ingredients in the study foods
  • Medications: lipid-lowering drugs, glucocorticoids
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  • Dietary supplements: especially n-3 fatty acids, vitamin E.
  • Extremely high physical activity (daily)
  • Alcohol abuse (daily)
  • (smoker) [if there are not enough test persons available, > 7 smokers should be included so that a statistical analysis is possible]
  • Uncontrolled organic diseases
  • Alcohol, drug or drug abuse
  • Participation in other clinical observational studies during or 4 weeks. before starting this study
  • Serious behavioral problems, emotional problems or psychiatric problems which the investigator believes would lead to a lack of compliance
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding and unsafe contraception
  • Other reasons that are considered important by the investigator

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • Friedrich-Schiller University

    Jena, Thuringia, 07743

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About this study

Official title: PrevA Study - Evaluation of an App-based Nutritional Concept to Lower Cardiovascular Risk Factors (Focus: Weight Reduction)

The PrevA study is designed to evaluate our developed nutritional concept to implement a heart healthy diet. The nutritional concept based on nutrient-optimized daily menu plans for each study day. The plans are personalized according to participants age, gender, and level of physical activity. The PrevA study consists of four periods differing in the energy intake specified by the menu plans.

The study is carried out in a 4-armed parallel design. In group 1, the participants receive the individualized daily plans via the app coupled with the smartwatch to record participants physical activity and heart rate. Groups 2 and 3 receive a printed version of the daily plans with or without personal nutritional advice. The fourth group serves as a control group, which receives general nutritional recommendations but no daily menu plans. During this time, blood samples and urine are collected every four weeks to analyze the study parameters.

Read the detailed description

Smartphone-based communication technologies are developing rapidly, and the number of so-called mobile health applications is rising. The number of validated and scientifically tested offers is comparatively small. To address this weak point, we developed a personalized nutritional concept to implement a heart-healthy diet. In cooperation with the Preventicus GmbH, Jena, the concept was integrated in an App-based tool. In addition, the app relates to a smartwatch to encourage and track physical activity. The PrevA study will be conducted to evaluate the overall concept.

The nutritional concept based on nutrient-optimized daily menu plans for each study day. The plans are personalized according to participants age, gender, and level of physical activity.

The study is carried out in a 4-armed parallel design. In group 1, the participants receive the individualized daily plans via the app coupled with the smartwatch to record participants physical activity and heart rate. Groups 2 and 3 receive a printed version of the daily plans with or without personal nutritional advice. The fourth group serves as a control group, which receives general nutritional recommendations but no daily menu plans.

In groups 1 to 3, the daily plans are issued in 4 energy levels. At the beginning, the test subjects receive daily plans according to the recommendations for energy intake of the German Nutrition Society (DGE), adapted to their age, gender, and activity level (level 1). After four study weeks, the energy content of the plans is reduced to 85% of the energy intake recommended by the DGE (level 2) and after further four weeks of the PrevA study the energy level is reduced to 70% of the energy intake recommended by the DGE (level 3). Level 4 serves as a stabilization phase and provides the energy content of level 1. The study period extends over a total of 16 study weeks. During this time, blood samples and urine are collected every four weeks to analyze the study parameters. In addition, anthropometric data, data on personal health status and cardiovascular risk profile are assessed.

Being tested
App-based nutritional concept and fitness tracking, Nutritional concept with individual nutritional counselling, Nutritional concept without individual nutritional counselling
Keywords
personalized nutritional concept, weight reduction, mHealth
Medical subject headings
Weight Loss

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • App-based nutritional concept and fitness trackingBehavioural

    The App-based nutritional concept based on menu plan, which are personalized according to participants age, gender, physical activity. The App is coupled with a Smartwatch to encourage and track physical activity over the study period.

  • Nutritional concept with individual nutritional counsellingBehavioural

    Nutritional concept based on personalized menu plans and individual nutritional counselling every four weeks (4 times during the study)

  • Nutritional concept without individual nutritional counsellingBehavioural

    Nutritional concept based on personalized menu plans

Study groups in NCT04717076
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
App-based nutritional concept and fitness trackingActive comparatorApp-based nutritional concept and fitness tracking
Receives: Behavioral: App-based nutritional concept and fitness tracking
Nutritional concept with individual nutritional counsellingExperimentalNutritional concept with individual nutritional counselling
Receives: Behavioral: Nutritional concept with individual nutritional counselling
Nutritional concept without individual nutritional counsellingExperimentalNutritional concept without individual nutritional counselling
Receives: Behavioral: Nutritional concept without individual nutritional counselling
Control groupNo interventionControl group - no intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Body weight

    Body weight (kg)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

Secondary outcomes (48)
  1. Body fat

    Body fat (%)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  2. Systolic blood pressure

    systolic pressure (mm Hg)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  3. Diastolic blood pressure

    diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  4. Basal metabolic rate

    Basal metabolic rate (kcal per day) - measurement: indirect calorimetry

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  5. Total cholesterol (plasma)

    Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  6. LDL cholesterol (plasma)

    LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  7. HDL cholesterol (plasma)

    HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  8. Triacylglycerides (plasma)

    Triacylglycerides (mmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  9. Glucose (fasting) (serum)

    Glucose (mmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  10. Insulin (fasting) (serum)

    Insulin (mU/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  11. HbA1c (serum)

    HbA1c (%)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  12. alpha prothrombin time (serum)

    alpha prothrombin time (s)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  13. Fibrinogen (serum)

    Fibrinogen (g/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  14. High sensitive c-reactive protein (plasma)

    High sensitive c-reactive protein (mg/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  15. Homocysteine (serum)

    Homocysteine (µmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  16. Triiodothyronine (plasma)

    Triiodothyronine fT3 (pmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  17. Thyroxine (plasma)

    Thyroxine fT4 (pmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  18. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (plasma)

    Thyroid-stimulating hormone (mU/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  19. Parathyroid hormone (plasma)

    Parathyroid hormone (ng/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  20. Alkaline phosphatase (serum)

    Alkaline phosphatase (µg/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  21. Osteocalcin (serum)

    Osteocalcin (ng/ml)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  22. Uric acid (plasma)

    Uric acid (µmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  23. Alanine aminotransferase (plasma)

    Alanine aminotransferase (µmol/l*s)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  24. Aspartate transaminase (plasma)

    Aspartate transaminase (µmol/l*s)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  25. Cholinesterase (plasma)

    Cholinesterase (µmol/l*s)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  26. Gamma-glutamyltransferase (plasma)

    Gamma-glutamyltransferase (µmol/l*s)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  27. Lactate dehydrogenase (plasma)

    Lactate dehydrogenase (µmol/l*s)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  28. Fatty acid distribution in plasma lipids (plasma)

    Fatty acid distribution in plasma lipids (% fatty acid methyl esters)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  29. Fatty acid distribution in erythrocyte lipids (erythrocytes)

    Fatty acid distribution in erythrocyte lipids (% fatty acid methyl esters)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  30. Vitamin A (serum)

    Vitamin A (mmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  31. Vitamin D (plasma)

    Vitamin D (nmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  32. Vitamin E (serum)

    Vitamin E (µmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  33. Vitamin B1 (serum)

    Vitamin B1 (nmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  34. Vitamin B2 (serum)

    Vitamin B2 (nmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  35. Vitamin B6 (serum)

    Vitamin B6 (nmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  36. Vitamin B12 (plasma)

    Vitamin B12 (pmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  37. Holo-transcobalamin (plasma)

    Holo-transcobalamin (pmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  38. Folic acid (plasma)

    Folic acid (µg/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  39. Vitamin H (serum)

    Vitamin H (ng/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  40. Vitamin C (plasma)

    Vitamin C (mg/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  41. Calcium (plasma)

    Calcium (mmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  42. Potassium (plasma)

    Potassium (mmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  43. Iron (plasma)

    Iron (µmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  44. Ferritin (plasma)

    Ferritin (µg/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  45. Transferrin (plasma)

    Transferrin (g/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks

  46. Iodine (serum)

    Iodine (µmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  47. Selenium (serum)

    Selenium (µmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

  48. Zinc (serum)

    Zinc (µmol/l)

    Measured: change from baseline after 16 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Jan 2021
  2. Study start12 Apr 2021
  3. Primary completion12 Aug 2021
  4. Study completion12 Oct 2021

Resources

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
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
80 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04717076
Sponsor's protocol ID
H11_21
Acronym
PrevA
Status last verified
Jan 2021
First submitted
12 Jan 2021
Last updated
3 Mar 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Klein L, Biernath M, Kipp K, Kiehntopf M, Scherag S, Meier K, Hubner T, Lorkowski S, Dawczynski C. A randomized parallel-designed study evaluating the effect of an app-based nutritional concept for weight reduction and further cardiovascular risk factors: Insights from the PreVA study. Front Nutr. 2026 Sep 23;13:1815820. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1815820. eCollection 2026.

    PubMed 42846999

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing App-based nutritional concept and fitness tracking, Nutritional concept with individual nutritional counselling and Nutritional concept without individual nutritional counselling in people with Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, run by University of Jena at 1 site in Germany.

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 7 inclusion and 16 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 3 Mar 2022. 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 Germany. 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?

Body weight (time frame: change from baseline after 4, 8, 12, 16 weeks). 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 NCT04717076, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 3 Mar 2022.

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