National Children's Food Survey II

NCT04286932 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 15 F 673
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 600
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The overall objective of this project is to establish for the Republic of Ireland (ROI) a nationally representative database of food consumption in children aged 5-12 years to update 2003-04 data for this group and to complement more recent data on preschool children and adults. The survey will be comparable with existing survey data in ROI and with surveys in UK (GB \& NI). The ROI database will be designed to address both nutrition and food safety issues of relevance to the development and implementation of public health policy, food safety risk assessment and to the needs of the food industry. In addition to detailed data on food consumption, data will be also be collected on body weight, lifestyle, including physical activity, determinants of food choice, urine, and composition of foods and food recipes. Food composition databases will be updated and restructured to facilitate future analyses of food ingredients, packaging materials, residues, contaminants, allergens, bioactives and microorganisms. Urine samples will be stored to facilitate future analyses nutrition and metabolic indicators, markers of food intake and for estimating exposure to food chemicals. Data will be analysed to estimate intakes of foods and nutrients and compliance with dietary recommendations, to establish the prevalence of overweight and obesity, to investigate physical activity patterns and compliance with guidelines, to identify psychological, social and attitudinal determinants of food choice and eating behaviour. Salt intake will be estimated from urine excretion. Findings will be disseminated to relevant stakeholders. The project will be carried out by a multi-disciplinary research team with strong linkages to related on-going research in food and health sciences.

Conditions

Dietary Habits; Life Style; Body Weight

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

• Food and nutrient intake of Irish children (5-12y)

  Participating families were asked to record detailed information on the amount and type of all foods, drinks and nutritional supplements consumed by the child over four consecutive days (including one weekend day) in a food diary. Participants were provided with digital food scales and asked to weigh as many foods as possible, including leftovers. Where foods were not weighed, researchers used age-appropriate photographic food atlases, standard portion sizes and household measures at subsequent visits to help with quantifying the amount of food consumed. Participants were encouraged to keep food packaging to provide further detail on the foods consumed. Nutrient intakes were estimated from food intakes using tables of food composition.

  Jan 2017-Dec 2019

• Anthropometry measurements of Irish children (5-12y)

  Physical measurements (height, weight, % body fat, and waist and hip circumference) of the children were made.

  Jan 2017-Dec 2019

• Health and Lifestyle Characteristics of Irish children (5-12y)

  Participants and parents/guardians completed a questionnaire on general health and lifestyle.

  Jan 2017-Dec 2019

• Food Choice Behaviour of Irish children (5-12y)

  Participants and parents/guardians completed questionnaires on determinants of food choice and eating behaviours for the child.

  Jan 2017-Dec 2019

• Physical Activity Measurements of Irish children (5-8y)

  Physical activity was estimated using the validated Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (C-PAQ) in 5-8 year olds.

  Jan 2017-Dec 2019

• Physical Activity Measurements of Irish children (9-12y)

  Physical activity was estimated using the the Youth Physical Activity Questionnaire (Y-PAQ) in 9-12 year olds.

  Jan 2017-Dec 2019

• Urine sample collection and analysis of Irish children (5-12y)

  A single first-void morning urine sample was also collected from children during the recording period to estimate sodium and potassium intake.

  Jan 2017-Dec 2019

Study Arms (1)

5-12y

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Primary school children living in Ireland; 5-12y; representative of age, gender, social class, location of residence

You may qualify if:

• Attending primary school

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University College Cork: lead
• University College Dublin: collaborator
• Dublin Institute of Technology: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University College Cork

Cork, 0000, Ireland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior; Body Weight

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior researcher

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2017
• First Posted: February 27, 2020
• Study Start: April 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2018
• Study Completion: June 1, 2018
• Last Updated: November 5, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Locations

IE (1)