App and tailored advice boost food smarts in older adults
NCT ID NCT07461883
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested whether personalized nutrition advice and a mobile app could improve food literacy in 120 adults aged 65 and older. Participants received either general advice, personalized guidance, or personalized advice plus the app over one year. The goal was to see if these tools help seniors make safer and healthier food choices.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personalized dietary and lifestyle advice and a mobile app
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that personalized digital tools help older adults make healthier food choices and manage their diets better.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, completed study with 120 participants, so results may not apply to all seniors. It measured knowledge and habits, not health outcomes like disease prevention.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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65 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 65 years and over * Non-institutionalized * Retired from main professional activity or part-time working * Smartphone user. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of a severe or limiting disease (such as cancer, dementia, advanced Parkinson's disease, or any other serious pathological condition) * Use of a pacemaker or implantable automatic defibrillator * Adherence to a specific prescribed diet for any reason other than a low-sodium, low-fat, or weight-control diet. * Diagnosis of digestive disorders such as celiac disease or Crohn's disease, or any metabolic disease or condition that alters nutritional requirements. * Use of enteral or parenteral nutritional support at home. * Presence of cognitive or psychomotor impairment. * Expectation of institutionalization. * Consumption of more than five main meals per week outside the home
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universidad San Pablo-CEU
Alcorcón, Madrid, 28668, Spain
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