Family and Web-based Nutrition Intervention to Increase Vegetable, Fruit, and Dairy Intakes in Children

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diet Habit
• Interventions: Other: Consumption of fruits, vegetables and dairy products

• Registration Number: NCT03798808
• Lead Sponsor: Laval University

Brief Summary

Considering the high prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide, effective interventions are needed . Parental involvement in interventions and the use of web-based modalities appear to be promising approaches. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative family and Web-based nutrition intervention called "Family Nutriathlon" on consumption of vegetables and fruit and dairy products and/or alternatives and on diet quality among children and their parents.

Detailed Description

Forty-three families, with at least one child with a BMI \>85th percentile, participated in either the intervention (n=24) or control group (n=19) over an 8-week period. Families in the intervention (Family Nutriathlon) will participated in a nutrition challenge that aimed to increase their consumption and variety of fruits and vegetables and dairy products by recording their daily intakes using a Web-based platform. Families in the control group received recommendations based on general nutrition guidelines. Three follow-ups with a dietitian once every two weeks via Skype to assess progress were scheduled. A three-day food record was completed at baseline (week 0), immediately after (week 8) and 6 months after the intervention. A two-way repeated measures analysis of variance was used to assess changes in consumption of fruits and vegetables and dairy products, diet quality and dietary intakes between groups and over time.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-03-01
• Study Completion: 2017-03-01
• Status Verified: 2019-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-01-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-01-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-01-09
• Study First Posted: 2019-01-10
• Last Update Posted: 2019-01-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 43

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Family Nutriathlon group	Consumption of fruits, vegetables and dairy products	Web-based nutrition program (encouraging consumption of fruits, vegetables and dairy products through an online platform)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dietary intakes and diet quality	8 weeks	Fruit, vegetable and dairy product consumption and diet quality as measured by the Nutrient-Rich Foods Index

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anthropometric measurements	Weeks 0, 9 and 18-36 (follow-up)	Body weight, height and body mass index