Good Bowls: Eat Well At Work

NCT ID: NCT05776303

Last Updated: 2025-07-18

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

240 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-15

Study Completion Date

2025-07-31

Brief Summary

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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

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Conditions

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Nutrition, Healthy Behavior, Eating

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Randomize 240 individuals in 8-10 worksites to either Good Bowls alone or Good Bowls + Phone App nudges at a 1:1 allocation ratio. Initial assignment will be followed for four months, after which the groups will crossover for the subsequent four months.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Good Bowls + App Nudges, followed by Good Bowls alone

Participants in this arm will be exposed to Good Bowls + App Nudges throughout the first four months followed by four months of Good Bowls alone.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Good Bowls

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Healthy, frozen subsidized meals are made conveniently available on worksites.

Good Bowls + App Nudges

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Healthy, frozen subsidized meals are made conveniently available on worksites.

Additionally, Bluetooth enabled beacons will be set up at each worksite that will send location specific messages to an individual's Smartphone via an App. These messages will include nutritional information, tips, and behavioral nudges.

Good Bowls, followed by Good Bowls + App Nudges

Participants in this arm will be exposed to Good Bowls alone throughout the first four months followed by four months of Good Bowls + App Nudges.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Good Bowls

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Healthy, frozen subsidized meals are made conveniently available on worksites.

Good Bowls + App Nudges

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Healthy, frozen subsidized meals are made conveniently available on worksites.

Additionally, Bluetooth enabled beacons will be set up at each worksite that will send location specific messages to an individual's Smartphone via an App. These messages will include nutritional information, tips, and behavioral nudges.

Interventions

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Good Bowls

Healthy, frozen subsidized meals are made conveniently available on worksites.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Good Bowls + App Nudges

Healthy, frozen subsidized meals are made conveniently available on worksites.

Additionally, Bluetooth enabled beacons will be set up at each worksite that will send location specific messages to an individual's Smartphone via an App. These messages will include nutritional information, tips, and behavioral nudges.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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

Exclusion Criteria

* 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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

North Carolina State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Equiti Food, LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kurt Ribisl, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Locations

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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22-2412

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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