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Vegetable Offering in the Home Environment - Impact of Free Accessibility and Choice on Snack Vegetable Intake

NCT06212375 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2024-01-18

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Summary

This study examines the impact of offering strategies on the fruit and vegetable intake of children aged 4-6. Two key factors being explored are whether caregivers initiate the offering or if it's freely provided and whether children have a choice in selecting fruits and vegetables. The objective is to determine how these strategies affect the children's fruit and vegetable intake.

The research follows a 2x2 factorial cross-over design, with participants exposed to four different conditions. Interventions involve home visits, informed consent, questionnaires, and children tasting vegetables to assess their preferences. A SnackBox is placed in the home, and parents ensure it's filled based on the condition - children either choose a snack vegetable or have it initiated by parents. Daily questionnaires about vegetable consumption are completed, and the study concludes with material collection.

The study includes 44 children aged 4-6 and carries minimal risks with no immediate benefits. Caregivers spend around four hours participating in the study.

Conditions

  • Nutrition, Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Vegetable variety

Either children are offered a variety of three vegetables or a single vegetable.

BEHAVIORAL

Vegetable offering strategy

Either children can decide when to eat their vegetables or parents initiate a moment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • OnePlanet Research Center Wageningen

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Wageningen University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-17
Primary Completion
2024-02-01
Completion
2024-02-01

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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