Article Title Impact of Targeted Nutrition Education on Dietary Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices

NCT07574125 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: UAEU_Nutrition_2024ERSC_2024_5167
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 147
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of targeted nutrition education on dietary knowledge, attitudes, and practices among adults in the United Arab Emirates. A randomized controlled intervention design was used, in which participants were assigned to either a targeted nutrition education group or a general health education group. Data were collected before and after the intervention using a structured questionnaire assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to functional foods. The study assessed changes in participants' understanding and behaviors following the educational intervention. The findings are expected to support the development of effective nutrition education strategies to improve dietary behaviors in the population.

Conditions

Nutrition Education; Dietary Behavior; Functional Food

Keywords

Nutrition education; dietary behavior; functional foods; health literacy; nutrition transition; socioeconomic inequality; health promotion

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in dietary knowledge, attitudes, and practices scores

  Assessment of participants' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to nutrition and functional foods using a structured questionnaire before and after the intervention.

  Pre-intervention and immediately post-intervention (approximately 4-8 weeks)

Study Arms (2)

Functional Food Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Group 1 (Functional Food Group): This group received an educational session focusing on the health benefits, safety, and incorporation of functional foods into a balanced diet. Topics included scientific insights into functional food components, examples, and their role in disease prevention.

Other: educational intervention

Control Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Group 2 (Control Group): This group received a general health education session unrelated to functional foods.

Other: educational intervention

Interventions

educational intervention OTHER

The educational intervention was conducted by the authors and tailored to each group: Group 1 (Functional Food Group): This group received an educational session focusing on the health benefits, safety, and incorporation of functional foods into a balanced diet. Topics included scientific insights into functional food components, examples, and their role in disease prevention.

Functional Food Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age above 18 years old

You may not qualify if:

• age less than 18 years old

Sponsors & Collaborators

• United Arab Emirates University: lead

Study Sites (1)

United Arab Emirates University

Al Ain City, 15551, United Arab Emirates

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Early Intervention, Educational

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Health Services; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Preventive Health Services

Study Officials

• Seham M. Al Raish1 M. Al Raish

  United Arab Emirates University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Model Details: A controlled pre-post interventional study was conducted among 147 adults randomly assigned to either a targeted functional food education group or a general health education control group. KAP was assessed at baseline and two weeks post-intervention using a validated questionnaire. Due to non-normal data distribution, non-parametric statistical analyses were applied, including Wilcoxon signed-rank tests for within-group comparisons and Mann-Whitney U tests for between-group differences. Spearman's rank correlation was used to examine associations between sociodemographic variables and KAP scores

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 1, 2026
• First Posted: May 7, 2026
• Study Start: October 4, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2025
• Study Completion: May 30, 2025
• Last Updated: May 7, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Locations

AE (1)