Can a snack-sized app replace full diet tracking?
NCT ID NCT06919471
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a simpler food tracking app, MySnackTracker, works as well as traditional full-intake diet logging. Researchers will compare how satisfied people are and how well they stick with each method. About 90 adults who already take part in certain cancer research studies will use one of the two tracking methods. The goal is to see if a shorter approach can make diet tracking easier and more sustainable.
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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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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 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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Eligibility Criteria In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an participants must meet all of the following 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
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States