UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000063132
Receipt number R000072267
Scientific Title Effects of providing a dietary score on lunch menu selection, dietary awareness, and eating behavior
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/10/16
Last modified on 2026/10/01 16:58:56

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Basic information

Public title

Effects of providing a dietary score on lunch menu selection, dietary awareness, and eating behavior

Acronym

Dietary score feedback study

Scientific Title

Effects of providing a dietary score on lunch menu selection, dietary awareness, and eating behavior

Scientific Title:Acronym

Dietary score feedback study

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

none

Classification by specialty

Not applicable

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To evaluate the effects of providing continuous feedback on a dietary balance score for lunch on subsequent lunch menu selection, dietary awareness and behavior, anthropometric measures, and dietary intake among employees using a workplace cafeteria.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Changes from baseline to the end of the intervention in body weight, waist circumference, intake of green and yellow vegetables and other vegetables, and awareness and behavior related to dietary balance.

Key secondary outcomes

Changes in the daily dietary balance score for lunch over the intervention period.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

Participants will record their lunch intake at the workplace cafeteria using a dietary recording tool for 2 months. In the intervention group, after each entry, participants will receive feedback on a dietary balance score for lunch, the Serving Value (SV) amounts for staple foods, side dishes, and main dishes, and whether the intake of each food group is insufficient, appropriate, or excessive.

Interventions/Control_2

Participants in the control group will record their lunch intake at the workplace cafeteria using a dietary recording tool for 2 months. During the study period, they will not receive feedback on the dietary balance score for lunch, the Serving Value (SV) amounts for staple foods, side dishes, and main dishes, or whether the intake of each food group is insufficient, appropriate, or excessive.

Interventions/Control_3


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Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

65 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1) Employees of the Kewpie Group working full-time at Sengawa Kewport 2-5-7 Sengawa-cho, Chofu, Tokyo who routinely eat lunch at the employee cafeteria on the 5th floor at least 3 to 4 times per week.
2) Men and women aged 20 to 65 years.
3)Individuals who have received sufficient explanation about the study, fully understood the study procedures, and provided written informed consent of their own free will.
4)Individuals who are able to report, as frequently as possible during the assigned study period, the menus selected at the employee cafeteria using an application accessible on a PC or smartphone provided by the Kewpie Group.

Key exclusion criteria

1)Individuals with a history or current diagnosis of serious diseases (e.g., diabetes mellitus, heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, or cancer) or psychiatric disorders, based on self-assessment.
2)Individuals who do not have access to a PC or smartphone provided by the company.
3)Individuals judged by the investigators to be unsuitable for participation in the study.

Target sample size

100


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Akiko
Middle name Svensson
Last name Kishi

Organization

The University of Tokyo

Division name

Precision Health, Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering

Zip code

113-8656

Address

7-3-1 Hongo,Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo

TEL

03-5841-4737

Email

kishi@bioeng.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Hiroshi
Middle name
Last name Yamamoto

Organization

The University of Tokyo

Division name

Precision Health, Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering

Zip code

113-8656

Address

7-3-1 Hongo,Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo

TEL

03-5841-4737

Homepage URL

https://precision.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Email

h-yamamoto@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

The University of Tokyo

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Kewpie Corporation

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Profit organization

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Research Ethics Committee, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Address

7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Tel

03-5841-1846

Email

rinri@anzen.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2026 Year 10 Month 16 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

66

Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2026 Year 04 Month 07 Day

Date of IRB

2026 Year 05 Month 08 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 05 Month 19 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 08 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2026 Year 10 Month 01 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 10 Month 01 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072267