Quality of Diet in Preschool Population

NCT04301180 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CEIC 2016/013
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 130
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Childhood obesity is a problem of high prevalence and repercussions in adulthood. It is mostly due to inadequate life habits, modifiable through preventive strategies. The objective was to evaluate in the medium term the effectiveness of an intervention on adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern in preschoolers. Method: Community trial with two groups, in children between 3-5 years. The experimental group conducted a school garden and the usual contents on human body and health were taught in the control. Two schools were selected by cluster sampling, whose first unit of randomization were the educational areas followed by schools. The adaptation to the Mediterranean diet pattern was evaluated using the KIDMED questionnaire and weight, height, BMI and sociodemographic variables were controlled.

Conditions

Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood

Keywords

Nutritional Status; Child Nutrition Sciences; Nutrition Therapy; Nutrition Assessment; Diet, Food, and Nutrition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change of KIDMED questionnaire

  Mediterranean diet adherence assessment questionnaire, 16 items, scored of 1 point per item, minimun 0 points (worse) to 16 points (better).

  During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Change of Weight

  During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years

• Educational level of parents

  Baseline

• Employment status of parents

  Baseline

• Change of Height

  During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years

• Change of BMI (body mass index)

  During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years

Study Arms (2)

Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group conducted 10 weekly sessions, with an approximate duration of 45 minutes per session, which consisted of the presentation of food education content while conducting an orchard with seasonal vegetables. Simple recipes were also described in which these vegetables were included to be made at home, along with information on children's books that dealt with the topic of food and were available in the public library. All children in the experimental groups were given written instructions so that they could perform at their home, together with their parents, the manipulative activities suggested each week. All these contents were common for all the participants in the study. Session material was renewed weekly.

Device: Education food

Control

NO INTERVENTION

The control group received the usual training corresponding to the contents of the "human body" module that is currently taught in each center.

Interventions

Education food DEVICE

The intervention consisted of the presentation of food education content while conducting an orchard with seasonal vegetables

Experimental

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 5 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Age between 3 and 5 years
• Oral comprehension of Spanish.

You may not qualify if:

• Existence of language barriers in parents defined as not understanding spoken or written Spanish.
• Treatment with glucocorticoids.
• Having chronic diseases that could interfere with somatometry.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Francisco de Vitoria: lead
• David Varillas Delgado: collaborator
• María Cristina Martincrespo-Blanco: collaborator
• Saray Blanco-Abril: collaborator
• María Gema Cid-Expósito: collaborator
• Juana Robledo-Martín: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

David Varillas Delgado

Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28224, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding and Eating Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: The experimental group conducted 10 weekly sessions, with an approximate duration of 45 minutes per session, which consisted of the presentation of food education content while conducting an orchard with seasonal vegetables. Simple recipes were also described in which these vegetables were included to be made at home, along with information from children's books that dealt with the topic of food and were available in the public library. The control group received the usual training corresponding to the contents of the "human body" module that is currently taught in each center. All children in the experimental groups were given written instructions so that they could perform at their home, together with their parents, the manipulative activities suggested each week. All these contents were common for all the participants in the study.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 29, 2020
• First Posted: March 10, 2020
• Study Start: April 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2017
• Study Completion: September 1, 2020
• Last Updated: January 5, 2022

Record last verified: 2021-08

Locations

ES (1)