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NCT Number: NCT00978406

National Cancer Institute Food Study

Information about Americans food choices and opinions helps researchers and law makers to develop policies and programs to promote health. For this reason, it is important to be able to collect good quality information about how people think about food. This project will compare different ways of collecting information about food from adults.

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Key information

Conditions

Validation Study Diet Surveys Epidemiology Methodologic Study Nutritional Assessment

Age range

20 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Westat, Inc.

Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States

About this study

Objectives:

-To compare different ways of collecting information about food choices and opinions from adults.

Eligibility:

  • Individuals between the ages of 20 and 70, recruited from a database of volunteers who wish to participate in research studies.
  • Volunteers must have high-speed Internet access.
  • Individuals who have previously been involved in a research study will be excluded.

Design:

-Participants will come to a research study center for three consecutive meals (approximately 45 minutes per meal). On the following day, participants will return to the study center for an interview about their food choices and opinions (approximately 45 minutes).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

  • Eligibility Criteria
  • Individuals between the ages of 20 and 70, recruited from a database of volunteers who wish to participate in research studies.
  • Volunteers must have high-speed Internet access.
  • Individuals who have previously been involved in a research study will be excluded.
  • Subjects will be accrued from a variety of racial and ethnic groups and of varying educational achievement, though these characteristics will not be used to assess eligibility.
  • All subjects will provide informed consent.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Agreement of truth and reported dietary intake

    Time frame: 2 days

    Measured exact intake of foods will be compared to reported intake by the participant. Two different reporting systems will be compared with truth.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Nih

Registry information

Official study title

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Food Study

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2020
First posted
Sep 16, 2009
Registry last updated
Mar 3, 2020

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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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