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ArticleBMJ open2024

Determining the feasibility of a codesigned and personalised intervention (Veg4Me) to improve vegetable intake in young adults living in rural Australian communities: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Katherine M Livingstone, Jonathan C Rawstorn, Stephanie R Partridge, Yuxin Zhang, Eric O, Stephanie L Godrich, Sarah A McNaughton, Gilly A Hendrie, Kate Dullaghan, Gavin Abbott and 5 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
5.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Feasibility of a co-designed and personalised intervention to improve vegetable intake in rural-dwelling young adults.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Katherine M LivingstoneInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia k.livingstone@deakin.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-9682-7541
Jonathan C RawstornInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9755-7993
Stephanie R PartridgeEngagement and Co-design Research Hub, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Yuxin ZhangInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Eric ODigital Services, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Stephanie L GodrichNutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Bunbury, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Sarah A McNaughtonInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Gilly A HendrieHuman Health Program, CSIRO, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Kate DullaghanInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Gavin AbbottInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Lauren C BlekkenhorstSchool of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia.
Ralph MaddisonInstitute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Scott BarnettApplied Artificial Intelligence Institute, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3187-4937
John C MathersHuman Nutrition Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK.
Laura AlstonDeakin Rural Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4551-8845
Deakin University · AUEdith Cowan University · AUCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation · AUMRC Human Nutrition Research · GBThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/P020941/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDiets low in vegetables are a main contributor to the health burden experienced by young adults in rural communities. Digital health interventions provide an accessible delivery model that can be personalised to meet the diverse preferences of young adults. A personalisable digital vegetable intake intervention (Veg4Me) was codesigned to meet the needs of young adults living in rural communities. This study will determine the feasibility of delivering a personalised Veg4Me programme and compare preliminary effects with a non-personalised Veg4Me (control). METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A 12-week assessor-blinded, two-arm, parallel randomised controlled trial will be undertaken from August 2023 until April 2024. A total of 150 eligible and consenting young adults (18-35 years; eat<5 serves of vegetables/day; have an internet connected mobile device/computer) living in Loddon Campaspe or Colac Otway Shire in Victoria, Australia, will be randomised to receive 12 weeks of personalised (intervention) or non-personalised (control) support to increase vegetable intake via a free web application (app; Veg4Me). The primary outcome is feasibility (recruitment, participation and retention rates). Secondary outcomes are user engagement, usability and experience, as well as vegetable intake, eating habits and digital health equity. Process evaluation will be conducted in a subsample of participants using semistructured interviews. Descriptive statistics will be presented for the personalised and non-personalised groups at baseline and 12 weeks. Generalised linear models will be used to evaluate group differences in outcomes. Interviews will be transcribed and analysed thematically. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: All procedures involving human subjects were approved by Deakin University's Human Ethics Advisory Group-Health (HEAG-H 06_2023) on 6 March 2023. Dissemination events will be held in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Colac Otway Shire. Summaries of the results will be disseminated to participants via email. Results will be disseminated to the scientific community through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12623000179639p, prospectively registered on 21 February 2023, according to the World Health Organizational Trial Registration Data Set. Universal Trial Number U1111-1284-9027.

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Rural PopulationVegetablesDietFeasibility StudiesHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicVictoriaYoung Adultbehaviorehealthfeasibility studiesnutrition & dieteticspublic healthrandomized controlled trial

Identifiers

PMID38216197
PMCPMC10806619
OpenAlexW4390825824

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