Acceptability and feasibility of two interventions in the MooDFOOD Trial: a food-related depression prevention randomised controlled trial in overweight adults with subsyndromal symptoms of depression.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We report on the acceptability, feasibility, dose-response relationship and adherence of two nutritional strategies to improve mood (multinutrient supplements; food-related behavioural activation (F-BA)) studied in a randomised controlled depression prevention trial (the Multi-country cOllaborative project on the rOle of Diet, Food-related behaviour, and Obesity in the prevention of Depression (MooDFOOD) Trial). We also assessed baseline determinants of adherence and assessed whether better adherence resulted in lower depressive symptoms.

Design

Randomised controlled trial with a 2×2 factorial design conducted between 2015 and 2017.

Setting

Germany, the Netherlands, UK and Spain.

Participants

Community sample of 1025 overweight adults with elevated d

SUBMITTER: Owens M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7493122 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature