Offering Free Fruits and Vegetables to Men at Risk of Poverty

NCT02787564 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: free F+V
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 61
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study aims to investigate whether the provision of free fresh fruits and vegetables to middle-aged men at risk of poverty increases their fruit and vegetable intake over a period of 4 weeks.

Conditions

Dietary Habits

Keywords

fruit, vegetables

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Variety of Fruits and Vegetables

  Change from Baseline in the Types of Fruit and Vegetables Consumed per Day at 4 weeks

  baseline and 4 weeks

• Amount of Fruits and Vegetables

  Change from Baseline in the Amount of Fruit and Vegetables Consumed per Day at 4 weeks

  baseline and 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Variety of Fruits and Vegetables Among Food Bank Users

  baseline and 4 weeks

• Amount of Fruits and Vegetables Among Food Bank Users

  baseline and 4 weeks

• Variety of Fruits and Vegetables Among Non-Food Bank Users

  baseline and 4 weeks

• Amount of Fruits and Vegetables Among Non-Food Bank Users

  baseline and 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Free Fruit and Vegetables

EXPERIMENTAL

After baseline assessment of food intake patterns, the intervention will consist of providing free fruits and vegetables of their choice for a period of four weeks which will be provided fresh each week. At baseline and at the end of the 4-week period, a FFQ, two 24h-recalls and a questionnaire on consumed fruit and vegetable variety will be administered.

Behavioral: Intervention Group

Control Goup

NO INTERVENTION

At baseline and at the end of the 4-week period, a FFQ, four 24h-recalls and a questionnaire on consumed fruit and vegetable variety will be administered. At the end of the intervention period they receive once a basket of free fruits and vegetables.

Interventions

Intervention Group BEHAVIORAL

The intervention consists of providing free fruits and vegetables of the participants' liking for a period of 4 weeks. Each week, a total of 2 portions of either fruits and/or vegetables per day will be provided.

Free Fruit and Vegetables

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• income below 980 € per month
• \> 30 years of age
• living alone
• without regular food delivery service (except for e.g. meals on wheels once a day)
• born in Germany
• speaks German

You may not qualify if:

• lives in assisted living accommodations

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Hohenheim: lead

Study Sites (1)

Institute of Nutritional Medicine, University of Hohenheim

Stuttgart, 70593, Germany

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Prof. Dr. Nanette Ströbele-Benschop
• Organization: University of Hohenheim

N.Stroebele@uni-hohenheim.de

+49711 459 24260

Study Officials

• Nanette Stroebele-Benschop, PhD

  Institute of Nutritional Medicine, University of Hohenheim

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2016
• First Posted: June 1, 2016
• Study Start: February 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2016
• Study Completion: June 1, 2016
• Last Updated: June 28, 2018
• Results First Posted: October 13, 2017

Record last verified: 2018-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DE (1)