Clinical trial · Interventional
Internet-Based Nutrition Education Program in Preventing Cancer in Participants of Health Maintenance Organizations
The HMO Cancer Research Network (CRN) - Making Effective Nutritional Choices for Cancer Prevention: The MENU Study
NCT00169312CI-TRIAL-00012227unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Websites for nutrition education may be an effective method to help people eat more fruits and vegetables which may lower their risk of cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized trial is studying how well an internet-based nutrition education program works in preventing cancer in participants of health maintenance organizations.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Adult Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (6)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| behavioral dietary intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| dietary intervention | Dietary Supplement | — | UNRESOLVED |
| educational intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| evaluation of cancer risk factors | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| internet-based intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| preventative dietary intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in the number of daily fruit and vegetable servings consumed from baseline to 12 months post intervention
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Change in the number of daily fruit and vegetable servings consumed at the 3- and 6-month post-intervention assessments
- measure
- Proportion of participants who achieve an intake of 5 or more daily fruit and vegetable servings by 12 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Current member of any of the following participating health maintenance organizations: * Group Health Cooperative * Kaiser Permanente, Colorado * Kaiser Permanante, Georgia * HealthPartners Research Foundation * Henry Ford Health System/Health Alliance Plan * Must complete a web-based health survey prior to randomization PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * No medical or mental health condition that would be adversely affected by increased vegetable and fruit intake * One participant allowed per household PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * No concurrent anticoagulation therapy (e.g., warfarin) * No other concurrent medications that would be adversely affected by increased vegetable and fruit intake * No grapefruit concurrently with any of the following medications: * Statin for high cholesterol * Blood pressure medications (e.g., Losartan) * Calcium channel blockers * Certain psychiatric medications (e.g., buspirone hydrochloride, triazolam \[Halcion\], carbamazepine, diazepam \[Valium\], or midazolam hydrochloride) * Immune suppressants (e.g., cyclosporine or tacrolimus) * Impotence medications (e.g., sildenafil \[Viagra\]) * Methadone
References
Publications (2)
- BACKGROUNDStopponi MA, Alexander GL, McClure JB, Carroll NM, Divine GW, Calvi JH, Rolnick SJ, Strecher VJ, Johnson CC, Ritzwoller DP. Recruitment to a randomized web-based nutritional intervention trial: characteristics of participants compared to non-participants. J Med Internet Res. 2009 Aug 26;11(3):e38. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1086. PMID 19709990
- DERIVEDCouper MP, Alexander GL, Zhang N, Little RJ, Maddy N, Nowak MA, McClure JB, Calvi JJ, Rolnick SJ, Stopponi MA, Cole Johnson C. Engagement and retention: measuring breadth and depth of participant use of an online intervention. J Med Internet Res. 2010 Nov 18;12(4):e52. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1430. PMID 21087922