Dialogic Reading-Based Nutrition Education on Preschool Children

NCT07170696 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2024/6
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 46
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dialogic reading-based nutrition education program in improving nutrition knowledge and dietary diversity among preschool children.

Conditions

Nutrition Knowledge; Dietary Diversity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• nutrition knowledge

  The Child Nutrition Knowledge Form is based on the "Eat Smart with MyPyramid for Kids" educational material developed by the United States Department of Agriculture. The Turkish adaptation of the form was conducted by Başkale in 2010. The form includes images of 30 food items from five food groups and consists of five questions. It is administered face-to-face with preschool children by reading each question aloud and asking the child to indicate the correct answer by pointing to the relevant image. Each correct answer is scored as 1, and incorrect answers are scored as 0. Therefore, the total possible score ranges from 0 to 20. A higher score indicates a higher level of nutrition knowledge .

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks

• dietary diversity

  The Dietary Diversity Score was calculated based on the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Dietary Diversity Questionnaire . A non-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to assess the frequency of consumption of eight food groups (dairy products, fresh meats, eggs, fish and seafood, legumes, nuts and seeds, vegetables, fruits, and cereals). If the consumption frequency of any food in these groups was marked as "Every day," "3-5 times a week," or "1-2 times a week," 1 point was assigned. If it was marked as "Once every 15 days," "Once a month," "Rarely," or "Never," 0 points were assigned.

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Dialogic Reading-Based Nutrition Education

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group received an eight-week nutrition education program that integrated dialogic reading with real food exposure, sensory play, table-top activities, and parental involvement.

Behavioral: nutrition education

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was applied to the control group

Interventions

nutrition education BEHAVIORAL

dialogic reading-based nutrition education

Dialogic Reading-Based Nutrition Education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Months - 66 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Parental consent for participation
• Regular school attendance
• No medical condition requiring a special diet
• No diagnosis of congenital or acquired developmental delay/disability
• No prior participation in a nutrition-focused developmental support program

You may not qualify if:

• Special needs
• Missing family form
• Foreign language (not fluent in study language)
• Absenteeism

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Medeniyet University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Müberra Demirbaş

Istanbul, Istanbul, 34840, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Yilmaz-Onal H, Demirbas M, Edis-Karaman M, Evci-Guney SA. The impact of dialogic reading-based nutrition education on preschool children's nutrition knowledge and dietary diversity: a quasi-experimental study. BMC Public Health. 2025 Dec 2;26(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-25792-5.

  PMID: 41331874 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Nutrition Assessment

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Epidemiologic Measurements; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Asya Evci

  Istanbul Medeniyet University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 28, 2025
• First Posted: September 12, 2025
• Study Start: October 9, 2024
• Primary Completion: October 15, 2024
• Study Completion: October 15, 2024
• Last Updated: September 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)