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NCT Number: NCT04039282

Exploring the Use of myfood24 (an Online Nutritional Assessment Tool) in Clinical Dietetic Practice

Dietary assessment is a key component of the dietetic care process. Assessments usually take place within dietetic consultations using methods such as 24-hour recall and paper food diaries. This study will examine the feasibility of using an online dietary assessment tool, myfood24 as an alternative to current dietary assessment practices and explore the barriers and facilitators to its use within dietetic clinical practice. This will be a mixed method study using questionnaires and semi structures interviews with both dietitians and patients. Dietitians, and patients with a range of clinical conditions referred to an NHS Dietetic Service, will be recruited. Patients will be asked to trial the system to record their food intake prior to their dietetic appointment. This data will then be used for the dietary assessment within the consultation. Following this, patients and dietitians will be interviewed about their experiences. Quantitative data will be statistically analysed, and thematic analysis will be used to analyse qualitative data.

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Key information

Conditions

Nutritional Disorders Behavior Behavior, Animal Feeding Behavior Food Habits Nutrition Disorders Nutrition Therapy Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged over 18 years
  • Referred to the STH Dietetic Department
  • Willing and able to attend a dietetic out-patient appointment
  • Can read and understand English
  • Have access to the internet
  • Willing to engage in technology as part of their care
  • Have or willing to obtain their own email address

Exclusion criteria

  • Under 18 years
  • Unable or unwilling to attend a dietetic out-patient appointment
  • Unable to read and understand English
  • No access to the internet
  • Unwilling to engage in technology as part of their care
  • Does not have or unwilling to obtain their own email address

Treatment and study plan

myfood24

Device

online website for dietary analysis

Primary outcomes

  1. System Usability

    Time frame: After patients have used the system. Approximately 4 to 8 weeks after baseline.

    System usability score is generated using system usability scale - a validated questionnaire.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Patient Activation

    Time frame: Baseline and end of intervention. (approximately 3 months from baseline)

    Patient activation score will be generated using Patient Activation Measure (PAM) a validated questionnaire.

  2. Acceptability of using the system as part of dietetic care

    Time frame: The acceptability questionnaire and interviews will be completed at the end of the intervention.(approx 3 months from baseline)

    This will be generated using (I) Acceptability questionnaire for patients using a non-validated questionnaire and (2) Through participant interviews.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Other

Collaborators

  • British Dietetic Association
  • Dietary Assessment Ltd
  • University of Sheffield

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jul 31, 2019
Registry last updated
Mar 17, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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