Changing Dietary Patterns: an Individually Tailored Nutrition Intervention (OKE-study)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Personalized nutrition counseling

• Registration Number: NCT01509222
• Lead Sponsor: Wageningen University

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of a personalized nutrition intervention on the dietary pattern of apparently healthy adults with one or more children aged 4 to 12 years.

Detailed Description

Giving personalized nutrition advice is perceived to be more effective in changing dietary patterns than giving general information about healthy eating.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-09
• Study First Submitted: 2012-01-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-01-09
• Study First Posted: 2012-01-12
• Status Verified: 2013-04
• Primary Completion: 2013-04
• Study Completion: 2013-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-04-24
• Last Update Posted: 2013-04-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 186

Inclusion Criteria

• At least aged 18 years
• Having one child aged 4 to 12 years
• Written informed concent has been obtained

Exclusion Criteria

• Not meeting the inclusion criteria
• Unable or unwilling to comply with the study procedures
• Enrolled in another study during the same study period
• Not being able to communicate (read, speak and write) in the Dutch language
• Having a partner who has been enrolled in the study
• Being pregnant or lactating during the study period or planning to become pregnant during the study period
• Having a BMI lower than 18.5 or higher that 35 kg/m2
• Using medication to lower cholesterol or being under control by a doctor for having too high cholesterol levels
• Using medication to lower blood pressure or being under control by a doctor for having a high blood pressure.
• Having diabetes type I or type II
• Following a diet (medical or self-initiated) or planning to follow a diet during the study period
• Undergoing a medical treatment that interferes with the intervention.
• Having gained or lost more than 5 kg of body weight during the last 6 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Personalized nurition counseling	Personalized nutrition counseling	Personalized nutrition counseling based on dietary intake and motivation to change.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in dietary pattern	baseline and 6 months	Dietary pattern will be measured by scoring several aspects of the diet. There are 10 aspets included in the score; fruit consumption, vegetable consumption, fiber intake, fatty acids intake, trans fatty acids intake, physical activity, consumption occasions, alcohol intake, fish consumption and sodium intake.; The range of the score is from 0 to 100. The score will be based on the information of a Food Frequency Questionnaire and two 24 hour dietary recalls.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dietary behaviour	baseline and 6 months	Behavioral factors influencing dietary intake like barriers for having a healthy diet.
Health outcomes	baseline and 6 months	Health outcome measure are; BMI, waist and hip circumference, blood lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) and blood pressure
Markers of intake	baseline and 6 months	Blood values of carotenoids and fish fatty acids will be used to assess whether measured changes in dietary pattern are also found in the blood.; Urinary potassium and sodium ratios will also be used to assess changes in dietary pattern.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wageningen University; 🇳🇱 Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands