Effectiveness of a Nutritional Counseling Tool in Reducing the Amount and Frequency of Sugar Intake: A Pilot Clinical Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in snacking frequency between baseline and 2 weeks
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of nutritional counselling on added sugar consumption, frequency of snacking and caries experiences expressed as Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth score (DMFT).
详细描述
The study involves two visits: the first lasting approximately 30-45 minutes, and the second about 15 minutes that occurs 2 weeks after the first visit.
Procedures and Activities. Subjects will be assigned to either the control or intervention group by the toss of a coin. Subjects will provide information about their personal health history, including age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Subjects will undergo an oral examination to assess dental health through a DMFT score, which measures decayed, missing, and filled teeth. Additionally, the daily added sugar consumption will be calculated using an app called "Sugar Intake calculator." For the control group, no further nutritional advice will be given, while participants in the intervention group will receive additional guidance on sugar consumption using a tool called Stephan's curve. A log will be given to the subjects to track their daily snacking frequency and what type and amount of snack it entailed. After two weeks, subjects will return for a follow-up to evaluate any changes in dental health, sugar consumption, and snacking habits.
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
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Subjects are 18 years or older
- •Subjects who will comply with study protocol
- •Subjects who can read and speak English
- •Subjects available during the study period
排除标准
- •Subjects under the age of 18
- •Subjects have less than 20 teeth
研究组 & 干预措施
Control
Visual assessment of DMFT, added sugar consumption calculation, frequency of snacking calculation.
Intervention
Visual assessment of DMFT, added sugar consumption calculation, frequency of snacking calculation, plus Stephan's Curve-based nutritional counseling.
干预措施: Nutritional Counseling (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in snacking frequency between baseline and 2 weeks
时间窗: Time frame is two weeks: from baseline to the 2 weeks follow-up visit
Subjects will self-report the snacking frequency per day at baseline and at 2 weeks. Snacking is defined as any food intake besides breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Change in amount of added sugar consumption during snacking between baseline and 2 weeks.
时间窗: Time frame is two weeks: from baseline to the 2 weeks follow-up visit
Added sugar consumption will be calculated using the "Sugar intake calculator" app at baseline and at 2 weeks follow-up. The sugar intake calculator is a free app that can generate the amount of added sugar in snacks, providing the amount in grams. Subjects will self-report the snacks that they have been consuming. The added sugar threshold for cavities is set at 40 gram/day.
次要结局
- Change in DMFT score between baseline two weeks(Time frame is two weeks: from baseline to the 2 weeks follow-up visit)