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| Name | Class |
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| University of Rhode Island | OTHER |
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The aim of this study is to compare a Web-based system and a computer telephone system to determine their effectiveness in improving diet behaviors compared to each other and a control group.
The aim of this study is to compare a Web-based system (WEB-DIET) and a computer telephone system (TLC [Telephone Linked Communications]-DIET) for affecting dietary behavior change. These interventions will target the same dietary behaviors (consumption of fat and fruits and vegetables). The behavior change strategies and content will be derived from the same behavior change theory (the Transtheoretical Model [TTM]). A representative sample of ~1200 adults from a large urban area will be recruited through a list-assisted telephone list which will be bought by the University of Rhode Island so that subjects can be randomized into one of three groups: a Web-based system (WEB- DIET), a computer telephone system (TLC [Telephone Linked Communications]-DIET), or assessment only control. The study hypotheses, which will be evaluated both at the end of the 6-month intervention period and at the end of 18-month follow-up (post-baseline) observation period, are: 1. TLC-DIET> Control 2. WEB-DIET> Control 3. WEB-DIET> TLC-DIET.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| TLC-Diet | Experimental | Participants receive diet intervention through automated telephone system: TLC-Diet |
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| WEB-Diet | Experimental | Participants receive diet intervention through web-based system: WEB-Diet |
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| Control | Experimental | Assessment-only control group |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| TLC-Diet | Behavioral | Participants receive diet intervention through an automated telephone system |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in diet from baseline to 6 months, 6 months to 18 months, and baseline to 18 months | Self-reported diet questionnaire to measure fat and fruits/vegetables | Baseline, 6 months, and 18 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in psychosocial variables from baseline to 6 months, 6 months to 18 months, and baseline to 18 months | Additional theoretical variables, such as Stages of change, as measured by self-reported questionnaire | Baseline, 6 months, and 18 months |
| Change in diet variables from baseline to 6 months, 6 months to 18 months, and baseline to 18 months |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Robert H Friedman, MD | Boston University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Boston Medical Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02118 | United States |
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| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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| WEB-Diet | Behavioral | Participants receive diet intervention through a web-based system |
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| Assessment-only control | Other | Assessment-only control |
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Additional diet variables, such as total calories, trans fat, and carotenoids, as measured by self-reported food frequency questionnaire |
| Baseline, 6 months, and 18 months |