Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr T. Smeets
ORCID ID
Contact details
University Maastricht
GVO
P.O. Box 616
Maastricht
6200 MD
Netherlands
+31 (0)43 3882194
t.smeets@gvo.unimaas.nl
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
ALOM
Study hypothesis
To examine the effectiveness of a computer-tailored intervention on nutrition, smoking and exercise habits, and to test potential moderators of the effectiveness (body mass index [BMI], age, socio-economic status [SES], gender, motivation, and the number of behaviours for which respondents met the recommendations from national guidelines).
Ethics approval
Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee
Study design
Randomised active controlled parallel group trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Quality of life
Patient information sheet
Condition
Nutrition, smoking and exercise habits
Intervention
One experimental group which received three tailored information letters with intervals of three months. One control condition which received three general information letters with intervals of three months.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Behaviour change measured with four written questionnaires.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
16/10/2000
Overall trial end date
30/11/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Adults between 18 and 65 years
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
2827
Participant exclusion criteria
Adults not in the age range 18 - 65 years
Recruitment start date
16/10/2000
Recruitment end date
30/11/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Trial participating centre
University Maastricht
Maastricht
6200 MD
Netherlands
Sponsor information
Organisation
University Maastricht (UM) (The Netherlands)
Sponsor details
P.O. Box 616
Maastricht
6200 MD
Netherlands
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Funder name
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
Results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17447863
Publication citations
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Results
Smeets T, Kremers SP, Brug J, de Vries H, Effects of tailored feedback on multiple health behaviors., Ann Behav Med, 2007, 33, 2, 117-123, doi: 10.1080/08836610701307801.