Knowledge, Attitudes, Intake and Blood Levels of Vitamin D Among Young Adults: an Intervention Study Using a Mobile 'App'.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 105
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Vitamin D Intake
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to examine whether a behavioural intervention changes attitudes, knowledge, intake or blood levels of vitamin D in young adults. The hypothesis is that an educational component and use of a mobile smartphone 'app' will increase knowledge and/or intake of vitamin D.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 25 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Men or women aged 18-25 years
- •Must be fluent in English
- •Must be currently living in Canada
- •Must own iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running iOS 7.0 or higher (handheld 'app' used in intervention is only available in Apple Store; not available for Android or Blackberry platforms at this time)
排除标准
- •Outside age group
- •Not fluent in English
- •Not living in Canada
- •Does not own the specified Apple device
研究组 & 干预措施
Behavioural intervention
Behavioural intervention consisting of an educational video component and use of a handheld mobile app to track vitamin D intake.
干预措施: an educational video (Behavioral)
Control group
Wait-list control group
干预措施: wait listed (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Vitamin D Intake
时间窗: 12 weeks
Vitamin D intake will be assessed using a food frequency questionnaire before and after the 12-week intervention.
Vitamin D blood levels
时间窗: 12 weeks
Blood will be collected by finger prick at baseline and after the 12-week behavioural intervention to measure 25(OH)D.
次要结局
- Knowledge & attitudes regarding vitamin D(12 weeks)
研究者
Kelly Anne Meckling, PhD
Professor
University of Guelph