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NCT Number: NCT07109011

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Validation of a User-friendly Diet Quality Tool in Adults From Ambulatory Nutrition Clinics

The study design for Perceptions and Learning About a Diet Tool (PLATE) was a prospective online dietary intake survey in adults engaged in ambulatory nutrition counseling.

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Key information

Conditions

Weight Management Cardiovascular (CV) Risk Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104-4217, United States

About this study

Adults over the age of 18 years who attended a nutrition counseling visit in the health system's outpatient clinics within the past six months and who had agreed to be contacted for potential research participation were eligible. Monthly reports from the electronic health record of patients from nutrition counseling visits were used to identify potential participants. A link to the study consent form and surveys was sent to these patients by email.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adults who attended a nutrition counseling visit at Penn Medicine within past 6 months

Exclusion criteria

  • No nutrition counseling visit within past 6 months, age < 18 years

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Acceptability of cellphone photos

    Time frame: 3 days

    survey questions about ease of use of cellphone for photos, comfort sending photos to study team, preference for food photos for diet intake reporting in the future on Likert scale.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Test-retest replicability

    Time frame: 4-10 days

    Diet screening tool, Penn Healthy Diet-Goals (PHD-G), is a 36-item self-report survey of food groups based on Healthy Eating Index and food examples from NHANES. The tool is completed once by the participant independently and then a second time by assistance of study personnel during a phone call4-10 days later.

  2. Validity of Penn Healthy Diet-Goals (PHD-G) survey relative to 3-day food record.

    Time frame: 4-10 days between first food record day and following PHD-G.

    Food groups reported on PHD-G survey will be compared to those reported in the food record.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Feasibility, Acceptability, and Validation of a User-friendly Diet Quality Tool in Adults From Ambulatory Nutrition Clinics: the PLATE Study

Acronym: PLATE

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 7, 2025
Registry last updated
Aug 7, 2025

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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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