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Storybook-Based Nutrition Education for Preschoolers

NCT07540234 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2026-04-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project aims to design a nutrition-based educational storybook for preschool children and to evaluate its effect on improving general nutrition behaviors and reducing possible picky eating habits.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Nutrition Education
  • Nutrition Education Program

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Treatment

In the first week, children in the intervention group were exposed to a structured, story-based nutrition education program. On the first day, the teacher read the designed storybook to the children for approximately 12-15 minutes. Children in the control group continued their routine classroom activities without exposure to nutrition-related content. During the remaining four days of the week, reinforcement activities were implemented to support the main message of the story, which emphasized the importance of fruit and vegetable consumption and healthy eating. These activities were developed in consultation with a child development specialist and were based on active learning and repetition principles. The reinforcement activities included age-appropriate tasks such as coloring, cutting, pasting, and drawing. Specifically, children participated in activities involving coloring story-related characters, selecting and pasting healthy food items onto visual materials, drawing their fa

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bahçeşehir University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-01
Primary Completion
2026-01-21
Completion
2026-01-21

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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