Quality of Diet in Preschool Population

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
• Interventions: Device: Education food

• Registration Number: NCT04301180
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

Brief Summary

Childhood obesity is a problem of high prevalence and repercussions in adulthood. It is mostly due to inadequate life habits, modifiable through preventive strategies. The objective was to evaluate in the medium term the effectiveness of an intervention on adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern in preschoolers.

Method: Community trial with two groups, in children between 3-5 years. The experimental group conducted a school garden and the usual contents on human body and health were taught in the control. Two schools were selected by cluster sampling, whose first unit of randomization were the educational areas followed by schools. The adaptation to the Mediterranean diet pattern was evaluated using the KIDMED questionnaire and weight, height, BMI and sociodemographic variables were controlled.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-04-01
• Study First Submitted: 2020-02-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-03-05
• Study First Posted: 2020-03-10
• Study Completion: 2020-09-01
• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-01-04
• Last Update Posted: 2022-01-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

• Age between 3 and 5 years
• Oral comprehension of Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria

• Existence of language barriers in parents defined as not understanding spoken or written Spanish.
• Treatment with glucocorticoids.
• Having chronic diseases that could interfere with somatometry.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental	Education food	The experimental group conducted 10 weekly sessions, with an approximate duration of 45 minutes per session, which consisted of the presentation of food education content while conducting an orchard with seasonal vegetables. Simple recipes were also described in which these vegetables were included to be made at home, along with information on children's books that dealt with the topic of food and were available in the public library. All children in the experimental groups were given written instructions so that they could perform at their home, together with their parents, the manipulative activities suggested each week. All these contents were common for all the participants in the study. Session material was renewed weekly.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of KIDMED questionnaire	During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years	Mediterranean diet adherence assessment questionnaire, 16 items, scored of 1 point per item, minimun 0 points (worse) to 16 points (better).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of Height	During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years	Changes of Height in meters, were collected in children using approved scale at baseline, al 1 year and 2 years.
Change of BMI (body mass index)	During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years	Change of weight and height outcomes will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2, upper 20 is considered obesity.
Change of Weight	During the procedure; baseline, 1 year and 2 years	Changes of Weight in kilograms (Kg), were collected in children using approved scale at baseline, al 1 year and 2 years.
Educational level of parents	Baseline	A survey will assess the level of education of parents; primary, secondary, university or without education, expressed in %.
Employment status of parents	Baseline	The parents' purchasing level will be evaluated in percentages (%); low, medium and high employement status.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

David Varillas Delgado; 🇪🇸 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain