Assessing User Satisfaction and Adherence to an Abbreviated Dietary Tracking App (MySnackTracker) Versus Full-intake Dietary Monitoring

NCT ID: NCT06919471

Last Updated: 2025-11-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-08

Study Completion Date

2030-05-01

Brief Summary

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To learn if a method of abbreviated food tracking (called MySnackTracker) is a reasonable alternative to traditional full-intake food tracking and to compare the adherence to and acceptability of each method.

Detailed Description

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Primary Objectives The goal of the study is to compare the adherence and acceptability of tracking only high-energy low-nutrient value foods to standard full intake monitoring of diet. We predict that use of the high-energy, low-nutrient-density food tracking app will result in greater adherence to self-monitoring and greater satisfaction with monitoring in comparison to the full intake tracking.

Secondary Objectives Assess the efficacy of the snack tracking app versus standard self-monitoring as measured by changes in the following measures between baseline and follow up; percentage weight change, weight loss self-efficacy scores, food logging self-efficacy scores, GODIN leisure time activity questionnaire scores, Vioscreen tool responses for stages of change for fats and fruit/vegetable intake, daily fruit consumption, daily vegetable consumption, servings of sweets per day, Healthy Eating Index (HEI) Score for calories from solid fats, alcohols, added sugars, HEI empty calories, total drinks of alcohol per day, calories from alcoholic beverages per day, added sugars by available carbohydrates, added sugars by total grams of sugar, calorie intake, carbohydrate intake, fat intake, saturated fatty acid intake, and total sugar intake.

Conditions

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Dietary Monitoring

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Group 1: MySnackTracker

Participants in Group 1 will use MySnackTracker to track their dietary intake. Participants will be asked to log only high-calorie, low-nutrient food and drinks, or snacks" (for example, cookies, chips and dip, and alcohol). A full list of these foods and drinks is provided in the app.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MySnackTracker App

Intervention Type OTHER

App to track your dietary intake

Group 2: Fitbit

Participants in Group 2, will use the Fitbit food logging app to track their dietary intake. Participants will be asked to log all food and drink intake.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fitbit

Intervention Type OTHER

Wear it on wrist

Interventions

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Fitbit

Wear it on wrist

Intervention Type OTHER

MySnackTracker App

App to track your dietary intake

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
* Access to internet connection, email address, and smartphone able to download the intervention app
* Current or previous participation in one of the following DFI cohorts: PA17-0584 (MERIT Study), Project CHURCH, High Risk Breast Cohort, Mexican-American Cohort, and rural cancer survivors from the Mind Your BEAT study
* Demonstrated ability to read and understand English. The study app is currently only available in English.

Exclusion Criteria

An participant who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

* Prisoners
* Anyone currently under 18 years of age
* Cognitively impaired participants
* Pregnant women (assessed by self-report)
* BMI less than 28 or greater than 40
* Self-reported previous or planned bariatric surgery
* Self-reported current or planned use of a GLP-1 agonist medication
* Self-reported current or planned participation in another weight loss intervention
* Cancer participants receiving active treatment
* Anyone currently unable to participate in the research for the duration of the study
* No current motivation to lose weight
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Karen M Basen-Engquist, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Karen M Basen-Engquist, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 713-745-3123

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Karen M Basen-Engquist, MD

Role: primary

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2025-02486

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2025-0163

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id