Family and Web-based Nutrition Intervention to Increase Vegetable, Fruit, and Dairy Intakes in Children

NCT03798808 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: NUTRIATHLON-2015-259 R-2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 43
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Considering the high prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide, effective interventions are needed . Parental involvement in interventions and the use of web-based modalities appear to be promising approaches. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative family and Web-based nutrition intervention called "Family Nutriathlon" on consumption of vegetables and fruit and dairy products and/or alternatives and on diet quality among children and their parents.

Conditions

Diet Habit

Keywords

vegetables, fruits, dairy, children, habits

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Dietary intakes and diet quality

  Fruit, vegetable and dairy product consumption and diet quality as measured by the Nutrient-Rich Foods Index

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Anthropometric measurements

  Weeks 0, 9 and 18-36 (follow-up)

Study Arms (2)

Family Nutriathlon group

EXPERIMENTAL

Web-based nutrition program (encouraging consumption of fruits, vegetables and dairy products through an online platform)

Other: Consumption of fruits, vegetables and dairy products

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

General nutrition guidelines (e.g. following Canada's Food Guide)

Interventions

Consumption of fruits, vegetables and dairy products OTHER

Family Nutriathlon was an eight-week, family-based nutrition program where children and their parents were encouraged to reach individual and team goals with respect to the quantity and variety of fruit, vegetable and dairy product consumption.

Family Nutriathlon group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

All inclusion/exclusion criterion were the same between the two projects (including the intervention) except for the inclusion of a child living with obesity or overweight. Children were aged between 8 and 16 years, but there was no age limit for parents.

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• Laval University: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Drapeau V, Harvey AA, Jacob R, Provencher V, Panahi S. The impact of a family web-based nutrition intervention to increase fruit, vegetable, and dairy intakes: a single-blinded randomized family clustered intervention. Nutr J. 2022 Dec 20;21(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s12937-022-00825-6.

  PMID: 36539753 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior; Habits

Interventions

Fruit; Vegetables; Dairy Products

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 8, 2019
• First Posted: January 10, 2019
• Study Start: February 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2017
• Study Completion: March 1, 2017
• Last Updated: January 11, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-01