Pilot Trial to Test a Nutrition Application for Making Smart and Healthy Choices

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

38

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 13, 2016

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2016

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2016

Conditions
Diet ModificationObesity
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Smartphone Application

The smartphone Application generates a shopping list for participants, based on a low caloric diet (energy requirements minus 500 kcals), taking into consideration the Dietary Guidelines for Americans' recommendations and also considering the available budget for each shopping event and the weekly discounts from major supermarkets.

BEHAVIORAL

Traditional Nutritional Counseling

Participants will have a face-to-face counseling session with a registered dietitian, who will provide recommendations for a low caloric diet (energy requirements minus 500 kcals) using the food group sheets from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Trial Locations (1)

00936-5067

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus (UPR-MSC), San Juan

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Puerto Rico

OTHER

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