Computer tailored information to influence nutrition, smoking and exercise habits; testing the application at the community level

ISRCTN ISRCTN25188010
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN25188010
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
09/01/2006
Registration date
09/01/2006
Last edited
18/09/2008
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr T. Smeets
Scientific

University Maastricht
GVO
P.O. Box 616
Maastricht
6200 MD
Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)43 3882194
Email t.smeets@gvo.unimaas.nl

Study information

Study designRandomised active controlled parallel group trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeQuality of life
Scientific title
Study acronymALOM
Study objectivesTo 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(s)Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedNutrition, smoking and exercise habits
InterventionOne 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 typeOther
Primary outcome measureBehaviour change measured with four written questionnaires.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date16/10/2000
Completion date30/11/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
Upper age limit65 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants2827
Key inclusion criteriaAdults between 18 and 65 years
Key exclusion criteriaAdults not in the age range 18 - 65 years
Date of first enrolment16/10/2000
Date of final enrolment30/11/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Netherlands

Study participating centre

University Maastricht
Maastricht
6200 MD
Netherlands

Sponsor information

University Maastricht (UM) (The Netherlands)
University/education

P.O. Box 616
Maastricht
6200 MD
Netherlands

Website http://www.unimaas.nl
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Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article Results 01/04/2007 Yes No