Fruit and Vegetable Intake Promotion. "The UVa Community Eats Healthy" Study Protocol (University of Valladolid)
UVa
Social Media for Nutrition Education. Fruit and Vegetable Intake Promotion in a University Setting: "The UVa Community Eats Healthy" Study Protocol
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to increase the consumption of fruit and vegetables of the University of Valladolid (UVa) community employing three different online methodologies: facebook (FB), virtual campus (VC) and, instagram (IG).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Feb 2022
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 14, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 3, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 10, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 20, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 13, 2023
CompletedJune 13, 2023
June 1, 2023
2 months
April 20, 2023
June 1, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Fruit and vegetable consumption
The consumption will be measured using MEDAS-14 questionnaire from Predimed Study
up to 8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Fruit and vegetable consumption of the different groups
up to 8 weeks
Study Arms (4)
Intervention 1: Virtual Campus
EXPERIMENTALThis group received 7 sessions (one every 7 days) of one hour through moodle virtual campus (webinar) to work TPB constructs: attitude; subjective norms; perceived behavioural control and intention.
Intervention 2: Facebook
EXPERIMENTALThis group received 25 educational impacts (2-5 per week - during 7 weeks) through a private group of facebook. Activities were: posts, stories and Facebook Lives as workshops (recorded)
Intervention 3: Instagram
EXPERIMENTALThis group received 35 educational impacts (4-6 per week - during 7 weeks) through a private account of instagram. Activities were: posts, stories and Instagram Lives as workshops (recorded)
Control
NO INTERVENTIONInformation about Mediterranean Diet was provided but no activities nor interventions took place.
Interventions
Week 1 Presentation of the program. Healthy eating Week 2 Fruit and vegetable: nutritional value, types, seasonality, benefits for health Week 3 Shopping Fruit and vegetable: tips, places, conservation methods Week 4 Healthy menu planning with "My Plate" Week 5 How to cook Fruit and Vegetable avoiding food waste Week 6 Healthy snacks using Fruit and vegetable Week 7 Batch cooking
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- being part of the UVa community at the time of recruitment
- having IG and/or FB account
- having made the self-registration to the Moodle virtual campus of each group during the enrolment period
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Valladolid
Valladolid, 47005, Spain
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associated Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 20, 2023
First Posted
June 13, 2023
Study Start
February 14, 2022
Primary Completion
April 3, 2022
Study Completion
April 10, 2022
Last Updated
June 13, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share