The Effect of Three Different Dietary Messages on Dietary Intake and Health in Families

NCT01510678 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 8721-B
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

Examine the effect of three different dietary messages on dietary intake and the health of parents and their children.

Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

Diet Quality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Dietary intake

  Changes in F\&Vs, SFs, energy density, overall energy, and percent energy from fat intake, will be assessed by a three-day food record (two weekdays, one weekend day).

  baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Change in Anthropometrics

  baseline and 6 months

• Change in Parent Feeding Styles

  baseline and 6 months

• Change in Parenting Styles

  baseline and 6 months

• Change in Eating Pathology

  baseline and 6 months

• Change in Physical Activity

  baseline and 6 months

Study Arms (3)

Decrease Condition

EXPERIMENTAL

In the Decrease Snack Foods condition participants will reduce intake of SFs (i.e., candy, cookies, cakes, ice cream, chips, nuts) to \< 3 servings/week (for children aged 6 to 12 years, the solid fats and added sugar energy limit is 840 kcals/week and the DECREASE goal will help with meeting this limit). Children and parents will gradually work towards meeting these goals and self-monitor these behaviors.

Behavioral: Decrease Snack Foods

Increase + Decrease Condition

EXPERIMENTAL

Families will be encouraged to increase fruits and vegetables and decrease snack foods.

Behavioral: Increase Fruits and Vegetables and Decrease Snack Foods

Increase Condition

EXPERIMENTAL

A parent and child will be encouraged to increase fruits and vegetables. Children will be encouraged to consume 1 cup/day and 1.5 cups/day of whole fruit, and 1.5 cups/day and 2 cups/day of vegetables for children aged 6 to 8 years and 9 to 12 years, respectively. Children will gradually work towards these goals. Parents will also work towards F\&V goals, with 2 cups/day of whole fruit and 2.5 cups/day of vegetables.

Behavioral: Increase Fruits and Vegetables

Interventions

Increase Fruits and Vegetables BEHAVIORAL

Children will be encouraged to consume 1 cup/day and 1.5 cups/day of whole fruit, and 1.5 cups/day and 2 cups/day of vegetables for children aged 6 to 8 years and 9 to 12 years, respectively. Children will gradually work towards these goals. Parents will also work towards F\&V goals, with 2 cups/day of whole fruit and 2.5 cups/day of vegetables. Both parent and child will self-monitor these behaviors. As one barrier to consuming F\&Vs is perceived cost of these foods, information regarding lower-cost options for F\&Vs will be included in the manual.

Increase Condition

Decrease Snack Foods BEHAVIORAL

This condition will reduce intake of SFs (i.e., candy, cookies, cakes, ice cream, chips, nuts) to \< 3 servings/week (for children aged 6 to 12 years, the solid fats and added sugar energy limit is 840 kcals/week and the DECREASE goal will help with meeting this limit). Children and parents will gradually work towards meeting these goals and self-monitor these behaviors.

Decrease Condition

Increase Fruits and Vegetables and Decrease Snack Foods BEHAVIORAL

Will combine the goals of the increase and decrease conditions.

Increase + Decrease Condition

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children between ages 6-12 years
• BMI percentile \> 5th and \< 85th percentile for age and sex
• Have a parent aged \> 21 years with a BMI \> 25
• Have an overweight/obese parent willing to attend intervention meetings
• Parent and child speak and read English
• Not moving out of the metropolitan area during the course of the investigation

You may not qualify if:

• Reporting that the child and parent planning to participate have dietary restrictions related to fruit and vegetable intake
• Physical activity restrictions
• A parent reporting that she is pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or currently breastfeeding

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Tennessee, Knoxville: lead

Study Sites (2)

The University of Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996-1920, United States

Location

Healthy Eating and Activity Laboratory, University of Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996, United States

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Vegetables

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Food; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena; Food and Beverages

Study Officials

• Hollie Raynor, PhD, RD

  University of Tennessee

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 5, 2012
• First Posted: January 16, 2012
• Study Start: January 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2018
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: April 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

US (2)