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FoodFlip© App for Healthy Eating

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Led By Mary R L'Abbe, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Toronto
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Must have
≥18 years of age
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 weeks
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Study Summary

This trial will study the effect of a nutrition symbol (NS) on food purchases & nutrition knowledge of students on a university campus.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for University of Toronto students over 18 who can speak and read English, buy at least one meal daily on campus, and have an iPhone or Android. It's not for those under 18, without smartphone access, not buying meals on campus, or currently pregnant/breastfeeding.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests the FoodFlip© App's impact on healthy food choices among students. One version has no nutrition symbol; another displays a 'high-in' symbol for sugar/fat/sodium. The trial will see if this influences purchasing behavior and nutritional knowledge.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves using an app to influence food choices rather than a medical intervention, there are no direct side effects like you'd expect with medications. However, changes in diet as a result of the app may indirectly affect participants' health.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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I am 18 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Nutritional Knowledge
Purchasing Behaviors

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: FoodFlip© App with 'high-in' nutrition symbolActive Control1 Intervention
Intervention: Participants will have access to food information through FoodFlip© with Health Canada's 'high-in' nutrition symbol. ©. Participants will have access to a submission portal linked to their study ID through the app.
Group II: No AppActive Control1 Intervention
No intervention. Participants will be given access to a web-based submission portal.
Group III: FoodFlip© App with no nutrition symbolPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Intervention control: participants will have access to food information in the shape of a Nutrition Facts table through FoodFlip©. Participants will have access to a submission portal linked to their study ID through the app.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of TorontoLead Sponsor
690 Previous Clinical Trials
1,019,523 Total Patients Enrolled
Hayun Jeong, HBScStudy DirectorUniversity of Toronto
Mary R L'Abbe, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Toronto
1 Previous Clinical Trials
27 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are individuals able to participate in this trial at the moment?

"This clinical trial is no longer accepting participants, as per the information available on clinicialtrials.gov. Initially posted September 1st 2023 and last updated Septemeber 20th 2023, although this study does not require enrolment at present there are 716 other medical trials actively recruiting patients currently."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Using FoodFlip© to Improve Food Choices Among Post-secondary Students
Mary L'Abbe 2024. "Using FoodFlip© to Improve Food Choices Among Post-secondary Students". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06033911.
~80 spots leftby Apr 2025
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