No ConditionNutFinForceNCT06799988
NutFinForce - Lifestyle Performance Medicine Intervention on Defense Performance in Finland
An observational study of No Condition, run by University of Helsinki at 1 site in Finland.
Trial summary
Summaries are in Finnish for attendees are availabe and reviewed in ethical approcval process Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 30 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- No Condition
- What is being tested?
- Digitally Delivered Lifestyle Performance Medicine intervention
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 5,000 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFinland
- Study dates
- 1 Jul 2026to 31 Dec 2029
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 30 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Study population: The conscription of the Finnish Defense Forces is carried out nationally at the location specified in the conscription letter. For many years already, the conscripts will have had a digital intervention available for developing their physical fitness and an invitation to a phone application
Who may be able to join
- The participants for the intervention are recruited along with the invitation process of the Finnish Defense Forces in such a way that it does not interfere with the actual goal itself: attending the military service.
- Attendance for the intervention, suspension of the intervention or not attending is not known by the Defense Forces and does not influence terms of service
Who cannot join
- Not attending the military service
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: NutFinForce: The Impact Of Digitally Delivered Lifestyle Performance Medicine Intervention On Defense Performance In Finland
Summaries are in Finnish for attendees are availabe and reviewed in ethical approcval process
Read the detailed description
Abstract in English Background: Physical and cognitive demands on military service are ever-increasing in the Finnish Defense Forces. The University of Helsinki and Center for Military medicine are conducting a pioneering research initiative known as the NutFinForce study. This innovative project aims to evaluate the impact of a digital delivered lifestyle intervention on the defense performance of Finnish conscripts.
Objective and Scope: The primary objective of the study is to enhance the physical and cognitive performance through targeted nutritional and lifestyle digital intervention. Equally we will assess the feasibility, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of personalized digital health coaching and support for adopting healthier dietary and lifestyle habits. The aim is to foster long-term health benefits for public health and to improve national defense capability that isa a cumulative outcome for optimizing health of reserve.
Methodology: The intervention leverages a sophisticated digital platform that offers personalized guidance and support to participants. Special attention is paid to target group needs and military service as an environment in intervention design. Platform is accessible before, during, and after military service, ensuring opportunities for longitudinal and sustainable engagement and support. A large-scale implementation includes in selected brigades (each N=2000). Data collection will be conducted through the digital application platform used in the intervention.
Expected Outcomes: Key outcomes will include improvements in nutrition and eating patterns and perceived physical performance as swell as perceived cognitive sharpness/performance as a variable for outcome. The study will evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the intervention, providing important data for future policy and practice within the Finnish Defense Forces and NATO ally military forces.
Implications for Military Policy and Public Health: The findings from the NutFinForce study will have significant implications for military policy and practice. By demonstrating the benefits of digital health interventions that positively influence daily lifestyle behavior choices, the research could inform the development of future nutritional and lifestyle programs within the military. Moreover, the study's insights may have broader public health implications, highlighting the potential of digital health platforms to promote healthier behaviors and improve population health.
- Conditions
- No Condition
- Being tested
- Digitally Delivered Lifestyle Performance Medicine intervention
- Keywords
- Nutrition, Eating habits, Digital, Behavior change, Performance medicine
- Medical subject headings
- Feeding Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Digitally Delivered Lifestyle Performance Medicine interventionBehavioural
Participating is realized by downloading the application to their phone with the privacy statement for participation in the study must be read and accepted before use can begin. Application can be removed at any stage. Intervention protocol and implementation responsibility is in the University of Helsinki and digital coaching tools is provided by the Metabite Ltd. Digital tool in the intervention is Metabite (https://www.metabite.com/) with specified version designed with the Finnish Defense Force. All content within the application is based on scientific evidence and has been reviewed for relevance and applicability to the Finnish context by local healthcare professionals
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Eating habits and patterns
Primary: Fruit, berry and vegetable consumption: Self-reported consumption frequency (times per day) and Breakfast frequency: Proportion of days with a recorded breakfast, based on meal photos in the application Secondary outcomes e.g. Group based analyses of eating contents will include averages and patterns e.g. Total Energy Intake, Fruit and Vegetables and Nutrient-Dense Foods Percentage of total Daily Energy Intake Energy-Dense Beverages like Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) and fruit juice Individual Food Groups and macronutrients Energy-Dense Nutrient-Poor (Ed-Np) Foods Diet Quality Score Rating
Measured: 24 moths
Secondary outcomes (2)
Nutirion component analyses
Proportion of vegetable and fiber intake among users pre and post intervention
Measured: 24 moths
Self-measured anthtopometrics
There is an option to fill in the wights in kilograms in the application as well as high that can be used in calculations BMI, but it is not mandatory. This is not a weight reduction trial.
Measured: 24 moths
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Jan 2025
- Study start1 Jul 2026
- Primary completion31 Dec 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Dec 2029 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for No ConditionStudies 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
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 5,000 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Helsinki
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Kristiina Patja, University of Helsinki
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06799988
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- University of Helsinki 250123
- Acronym
- NutFinForce
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 23 Jan 2025
- Last updated
- 26 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided: All data will be managed according to a Data Management Plan compiled at the start of the project and divided into four steps: Data Collection, Storage and Documentation, and Data Sharing. All steps of the Data Management Plan that is following the data management protocols of the University of Helsinki
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- NutFinForce: The Impact Of Digitally Delivered Lifestyle Performance Medicine Intervention On Defense Performance In Finland
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06799988
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NutFinForce / University of Helsinki 250123
- Conditions
- No Condition
- Keywords
- Nutrition, Eating habits, Digital, Behavior change, Performance medicine
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 5,000 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of HelsinkiUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
- Study start
- 1 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Dec 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Dec 2029 (estimated)
- First posted
- 29 Jan 2025 (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.
Summaries are in Finnish for attendees are availabe and reviewed in ethical approcval process
Detailed description
Abstract in English Background: Physical and cognitive demands on military service are ever-increasing in the Finnish Defense Forces. The University of Helsinki and Center for Military medicine are conducting a pioneering research initiative known as the NutFinForce study. This innovative project aims to evaluate the impact of a digital delivered lifestyle intervention on the defense performance of Finnish conscripts.
Objective and Scope: The primary objective of the study is to enhance the physical and cognitive performance through targeted nutritional and lifestyle digital intervention. Equally we will assess the feasibility, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of personalized digital health coaching and support for adopting healthier dietary and lifestyle habits. The aim is to foster long-term health benefits for public health and to improve national defense capability that isa a cumulative outcome for optimizing health of reserve.
Methodology: The intervention leverages a sophisticated digital platform that offers personalized guidance and support to participants. Special attention is paid to target group needs and military service as an environment in intervention design. Platform is accessible before, during, and after military service, ensuring opportunities for longitudinal and sustainable engagement and support. A large-scale implementation includes in selected brigades (each N=2000). Data collection will be conducted through the digital application platform used in the intervention.
Expected Outcomes: Key outcomes will include improvements in nutrition and eating patterns and perceived physical performance as swell as perceived cognitive sharpness/performance as a variable for outcome. The study will evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the intervention, providing important data for future policy and practice within the Finnish Defense Forces and NATO ally military forces.
Implications for Military Policy and Public Health: The findings from the NutFinForce study will have significant implications for military policy and practice. By demonstrating the benefits of digital health interventions that positively influence daily lifestyle behavior choices, the research could inform the development of future nutritional and lifestyle programs within the military. Moreover, the study's insights may have broader public health implications, highlighting the potential of digital health platforms to promote healthier behaviors and improve population health.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 30 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- The conscription of the Finnish Defense Forces is carried out nationally at the location specified in the conscription letter. For many years already, the conscripts will have had a digital intervention available for developing their physical fitness and an invitation to a phone application
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- The participants for the intervention are recruited along with the invitation process of the Finnish Defense Forces in such a way that it does not interfere with the actual goal itself: attending the military service.
- Attendance for the intervention, suspension of the intervention or not attending is not known by the Defense Forces and does not influence terms of service
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Not attending the military service
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Digitally Delivered Lifestyle Performance Medicine interventionParticipating is realized by downloading the application to their phone with the privacy statement for participation in the study must be read and accepted before use can begin. Application can be removed at any stage. Intervention protocol and implementation responsibility is in the University of Helsinki and digital coaching tools is provided by the Metabite Ltd. Digital tool in the intervention is Metabite (https://www.metabite.com/) with specified version designed with the Finnish Defense Force. All content within the application is based on scientific evidence and has been reviewed for relevance and applicability to the Finnish context by local healthcare professionals | Behavioural | – |
Primary outcome
Eating habits and patterns
Time frame: 24 moths
Primary: Fruit, berry and vegetable consumption: Self-reported consumption frequency (times per day) and Breakfast frequency: Proportion of days with a recorded breakfast, based on meal photos in the application Secondary outcomes e.g. Group based analyses of eating contents will include averages and patterns e.g. Total Energy Intake, Fruit and Vegetables and Nutrient-Dense Foods Percentage of total Daily Energy Intake Energy-Dense Beverages like Sugar Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) and fruit juice Individual Food Groups and macronutrients Energy-Dense Nutrient-Poor (Ed-Np) Foods Diet Quality Score Rating
2 secondary outcomes
Nutirion component analyses
Time frame: 24 moths
Self-measured anthtopometrics
Time frame: 24 moths
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Oct 2026.
- Study will run under the Helsinki Planetary Health Hub, at the Medical FacultyLink provided by the sponsor.
- Related InfoLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided. All data will be managed according to a Data Management Plan compiled at the start of the project and divided into four steps: Data Collection, Storage and Documentation, and Data Sharing. All steps of the Data Management Plan that is following the data management protocols of the University of Helsinki
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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.
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 No Condition, run by University of Helsinki at 1 site in Finland.
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 2 inclusion and 1 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: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Oct 2026. 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 Finland. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
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?
Eating habits and patterns (time frame: 24 moths). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 Oct 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.