An Intervention Targeting Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Rural Youth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Imbalance of Constituents of Food Intake
• Interventions: Behavioral: Fruit and vegetable intake in rural youth

• Registration Number: NCT01412697
• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Brief Summary

The investigators implemented a theory-based randomized controlled trial in ten rural Virginia middle schools in 2008-2010 and assessed the impact on health behaviors including fruit/vegetable intake as a primary outcome. Schools were randomized to intervention or control groups. Goal setting, peer leaders, and in-class workshops were intervention features. Seventh graders filled out surveys on health behaviors, psycho-social variables, and demographic characteristics. The investigators expected schools receiving the intervention to report a higher fruit-vegetable intake compared to control schools where students received standard health information. Sample (n=1,119) was 48.5% female, 50% White, with a mean age of 12.6 years. Fruit/vegetable intake was significantly higher in intervention schools at immediate post and at 1-year follow-up compared to controls.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-09
• Primary Completion: 2009-06
• Study Completion: 2010-11
• Study First Submitted: 2011-08-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-08-08
• Study First Posted: 2011-08-09
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1119

Inclusion Criteria

• 7 grade youth
• attending participating middle schools

Exclusion Criteria

• In grades other than 7th grade

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Fruit and Vegetable Intake Behavioral Intervention	Fruit and vegetable intake in rural youth	measure fruit and vegetable intake in rural youth based on specific behavioral intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fruit and vegetable intake	Up to one year	We surveyed students on fruit/vegetable intake at baseline, immediate post intervention and 1 year follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Confidence to increase fruit and vegetable intake	Up to one year	We surveyed students on their confidence in increasing their daily servings of fruit and vegetalbes.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nottoway Middle School; 🇺🇸 Crewe, Virginia, United States