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Quality of Diet in Preschool Population

NCT04301180 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 130

Last updated 2022-01-05

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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.

Conditions

  • Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood

Interventions

DEVICE

Education food

The intervention consisted of the presentation of food education content while conducting an orchard with seasonal vegetables

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • David Varillas Delgado

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • María Cristina Martincrespo-Blanco

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Saray Blanco-Abril

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • María Gema Cid-Expósito

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Juana Robledo-Martín

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-01
Primary Completion
2017-04-01
Completion
2020-09-01

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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