The purpose of this study is to determine whether a sensor device called an Automatic Ingestion Monitor (AIM) that is worn on eyeglasses can be used with a smartphone to change eating behavior. Participants will wear the device for one week of no-intervention observation. They will then test behavioral interventions focused on eating for two weeks. The researchers hypothesize that messages sent to a smartphone that are based on information from the AIM can reduce the amount of food that is eaten and slow eating.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
43
A sensor worn on eyeglasses monitors eating and provides messages to a smartphone when eating occurs to prompt small reductions in the amount of food eaten.
A sensor worn on eyeglasses monitors eating and provides messages to a smartphone when eating occurs to prompt small reductions in the rate of eating.
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Miriam Hospital Weight Control and Diabetes Resarch Center
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Total energy intake
Total amount of energy consumed from foods and beverages
Time frame: Daily average computed for the 7-day observation period and each 7-day intervention period
Energy intake per eating occasion
Amount of energy consumed from foods and beverages during each eating occasion
Time frame: Average intake per eating occasion computed for the 7-day observation period and each 7-day intervention period
Rate of eating per eating occasion
Chews per minute during each eating occasion.
Time frame: Average intake per eating occasion computed for the 7-day observation period and each 7-day intervention period
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