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PROFRUVE Program to Promote Fruit and Vegetables Intake Among Children.

NCT03400891 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 230

Last updated 2018-01-17

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Summary

Because fruit and vegetables (FV) intake of children of Vitoria city is low, a controlled intervention program was proposed at school level. The intervention was based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as long as behavioral theories have been proved to be the most effective changing infant FV intake pattern. The main purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program based on TPB and aimed to increase FV consumption in schoolchildren aged 8 to 10. For that aim, eligible classrooms from different schools were randomly assigned to the intervention (n=86) or control (n=86) group. The intervention group received 14 sessions of 60 minutes during 9 months of an academic year. Sessions, designed by a multidisciplinary team, are based on TPB and aimed to modify determinants of behavior (attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, intention of consumption), and intake of FV itself. Change in fruit and vegetable intake and determinants of eating behavior were evaluated at 9 months of intervention using validated surveys, 7 day food records, 24 hour reminders and questionnaires. This study will provide a valid and useful tool to achieve changes in the consumption of FV at school level. A negative result will be useful to help redefining new strategies in the framework of changing habits in the consumption of FV.

Conditions

  • Eating Behavior
  • Healthy Diet
  • Fruit and Vegetable Intake
  • Childhood Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Program based on the theory of planned behaviour

14 sessions of one hour to work TPB constructs: attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control and intention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-11
Primary Completion
2017-06-16
Completion
2017-06-16

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