NCT05884489

Usability and Feasibility of the NutriQuest Application

Gamified Smartphone Application to Improve the Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Cardiac Patients: a Usability and Feasibility Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Jessa Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study is a pilot study (phase 2) that includes a usability study (phase 1). The aim of the study is to investigate the feasibility and usability of the healthy nutrition application and the effects on adherence to Modified Mediterranean diet, self-efficacy and nutrition knowledge among patients with cardiovascular disease in a cardiac rehabilitation setting. Furthermore, it studies the overall user experience when using the healthy nutrition application.

Detailed description

The study can be divided in two phases, each one addressing a specific research question: 1. Usability: Is the developed healthy nutrition application user-friendly and does it seem motivating for cardiac patients in a cardiac rehabilitation setting to use the application to eat more healthily? 2. Pilot study: Is the developed healthy nutrition application feasible and acceptable for cardiac patients? Does the healthy nutrition application have an effect on adherence to Modified Mediterranean diet, self-efficacy and nutrition knowledge in cardiac patients in a cardiac rehabilitation setting and what is the user experience?

Conditions

• Gamification
• Nutrition
• Behavior Change

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	A gamified smartphone app-based eating behaviour intervention	All patients gained access to the healthy nutrition application and were encouraged to make full use of its feature, and they were also required to maintain a logbook through the application at home to follow-up on their diet. The intervention last for six weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-01
• Primary completion: 2022-10-12
• Completion: 2022-10-12
• First posted: 2023-06-01
• Last updated: 2023-06-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium