Family and Web-based Nutrition Intervention to Increase Vegetable, Fruit, and Dairy Intakes in Children

Diet Habit Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Impact of an Innovative Family and Web-based Nutrition Intervention to Increase Vegetable, Fruit, and Dairy Intakes in Children With Overweight or Obesity: A Single-blinded Randomized Family Clustered Intervention

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03798808
• Other study ID #: NUTRIATHLON-2015-259 R-2
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: January 2019
• Source: Laval University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Considering the high prevalence of childhood obesity worldwide, effective interventions are needed . Parental involvement in interventions and the use of web-based modalities appear to be promising approaches. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative family and Web-based nutrition intervention called "Family Nutriathlon" on consumption of vegetables and fruit and dairy products and/or alternatives and on diet quality among children and their parents.

Description:

Forty-three families, with at least one child with a BMI >85th percentile, participated in either the intervention (n=24) or control group (n=19) over an 8-week period. Families in the intervention (Family Nutriathlon) will participated in a nutrition challenge that aimed to increase their consumption and variety of fruits and vegetables and dairy products by recording their daily intakes using a Web-based platform. Families in the control group received recommendations based on general nutrition guidelines. Three follow-ups with a dietitian once every two weeks via Skype to assess progress were scheduled. A three-day food record was completed at baseline (week 0), immediately after (week 8) and 6 months after the intervention. A two-way repeated measures analysis of variance was used to assess changes in consumption of fruits and vegetables and dairy products, diet quality and dietary intakes between groups and over time.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 43
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: March 1, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 8 Years to 16 Years

Eligibility

All inclusion/exclusion criterion were the same between the two projects (including the intervention) except for the inclusion of a child living with obesity or overweight.

Children were aged between 8 and 16 years, but there was no age limit for parents.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diet Habit

Intervention

Other:
• Consumption of fruits, vegetables and dairy products
Family Nutriathlon was an eight-week, family-based nutrition program where children and their parents were encouraged to reach individual and team goals with respect to the quantity and variety of fruit, vegetable and dairy product consumption.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Laval University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Dietary intakes and diet quality	Fruit, vegetable and dairy product consumption and diet quality as measured by the Nutrient-Rich Foods Index	8 weeks
Secondary	Anthropometric measurements	Body weight, height and body mass index	Weeks 0, 9 and 18-36 (follow-up)