Promoting vegetables consumption through Norwegian kindergartens

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy eating; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Vegetable intake

• Registration Number: ISRCTN51962956
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Oslo

Brief Summary

2019 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31409342 results (added 15/08/2019) 2020 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31937362 results (added 16/01/2020) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32077404/ (added 31/03/2021) 2021 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34059115/ (added 10/07/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-06-21
• Study Completion: 2017-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 25 July 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1266

Inclusion Criteria

Kindergartens:
Public or private kindergartens with at least 10 children attending who were born in 2010 or 2011

Children:
Born in 2010 or 2011

Parents:
1. Able to read and write Norwegian
2. Have internet access

Exclusion Criteria

Kindergartens
Family based

Children:
Those older or younger than those born in 2010/2011

Parents
1. Insufficient skills in Norwegian
2. Without internet access

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Frequency and variation of vegetable intake in children is measured by internet-based questionnaires completed by parents at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017)<br>2. Amount of vegetables consumed by children is measured using an internet-based 24 hour recall where parents report the amounts of vegetables that the child ate the day before at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017)<br>3. Vegetable intake during the day in the kindergarten in a sub-sample of children is measured through observations by trained project workers on the same day as the 24 hour recall at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Availability of vegetables in the kindergarten is measured by a questionnaire (frequency and variation) and a weighed 1-week diary at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017)<br>2. Practices of kindergarten staff related to the offering of vegetables to the children in the kindergarten is measured using a questionnaire designed for the purpose of this study at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017)<br>3. Practices of parents related to the offering of vegetables to the children at home is measured using an internet-based questionnaire designed for the purpose of this study at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017)