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Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Preschoolers

NCT05730530 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2024-04-03

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Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine fruit and vegetable consumption in preschoolers following a nutrition education curriculum. The main questions it aims to answer is:

1. Is this intervention consisting of nutrition education and taste-test activities able to improve fruit and vegetable consumption in preschoolers during their usual lunch meal?
2. Is the improvement of fruit and vegetable consumption sustained for at least 6 weeks after completion of the intervention?

Participants in the intervention classroom will partake in 3 nutrition education sessions per week during the 6-week-long curriculum. Researchers will compare this to changes in fruit and vegetable intake of the children in the control classroom, who will undergo identical measurements, but will not participate in the curriculum.

Conditions

  • Children, Only
  • Nutrition, Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nutrition education curriculum

This intervention consists of a 6-week-long nutrition education curriculum aimed at improving fruit and vegetable acceptance and consumption. Sessions will occur within the classroom 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Each week, the sessions will consist of 2 days of teaching activities and 1 day of taste-test activities designed for children to guess various common fruits and vegetables, assemble recipes including 2-4 different fruits and vegetables, and then taste the foods. These activities will be conducted in a full-classroom group setting.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Virginia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sibylle Kranz, PhD · University of Virginia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-14
Primary Completion
2023-07-30
Completion
2023-08-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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