Good Bowls: Eat Well At Work
- Conditions
- Nutrition, HealthyBehavior, Eating
- Registration Number
- NCT05776303
- Lead Sponsor
- Equiti Food, LLC
- Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve the health of workers at their worksite by providing subsidized healthy meals supported by nutrition education and behavioral nudges using mobile health and Bluetooth technology.
The aim of this study is to:
Randomize 240 individuals in 8-10 worksites to either Good Bowls alone or Good Bowls + Phone App nudges. Using a crossover design, the primary outcome is the score on a validated Mediterranean diet screener, with secondary outcomes including weight, blood pressure, carotenoid levels, and food security.
Participants: Workers at blue and white-collar worksites.
Procedures: Workers will be recruited from 8-10 worksites who will be initially randomized within each site to Good Bowls alone or Good Bowls + Phone App nudges. Initial assignment will be followed for four months, after which the groups will crossover for the subsequent four months. The investigators will collect survey data as well as some physiologic measures including skin scanning (non-invasive), weight, and blood pressure. Effects between groups will be determined.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 240
- Employed at participating worksite
- No plans to move from the area for at least 1 year
- Free living to the extent that participant has control over dietary intake
- Willing and able to provide written informed consent and participate in all study activities
- Severe food allergies
- Advanced kidney disease (estimated creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min)
- Known psychosis or major psychiatric illness that prevents participation with study activities
- Cognitive impairment, frailty, or other disability such that individual cannot fully participate in study activities
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in nutrition as measured by the Mediterranean Diet 14-Item Screener Score Baseline, 8 months A slightly adapted version of the Mediterranean Diet 14-item validated screener will be used for nutritional assessment. The score ranges from 0-14, with a higher score indicating higher adherence to the Mediterranean Diet.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in skin carotenoids Up to 8 months Skin carotenoids as measured by a Reflection Spectroscopy Device ("Veggie Meter"™) placed on the participant's finger for a simple scan for three separate trials. Scores range from 0-800 arbitrary units with higher estimated value indicating greater carotenoid concentrations.
Assessed at baseline (i.e., pre-intervention), 4 months (i.e., before crossover), 8 months (i.e., post-intervention).Change in food security Up to 8 months Food security as measured by the 2-Item Food Security Screening Tool. The two item response categories are: "Often True," "Sometimes True," "Never True" or "Don't Know" for the past 12 months. Often true and sometimes true are categorized as food insecure.
Change in weight Up to 8 months Weight in pounds as measured by electronic scale as the average of two measures. SECA 874dr scales will be used and assessed with standardized weights monthly for accuracy.
Assessed at baseline (i.e., pre-intervention), 4 months (i.e., before crossover), 8 months (i.e., post-intervention).Change in blood pressure Up to 8 months Blood pressure (systolic and diastolic in mmHg) as measured by non-invasive automated monitor (Omron HEM-907XL, Vernon Hills, IL) with a first measure after seated for 5 minutes and 2 repeat measures at 1-minute intervals.
Assessed at baseline (i.e., pre-intervention), 4 months (i.e., before crossover), 8 months (i.e., post-intervention).
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
🇺🇸Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill🇺🇸Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States