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Offering Free Fruits and Vegetables to Men at Risk of Poverty

Dietary Habits Clinical Trial

Official title:
Studie Zum Einfluss Der Bereitstellung Von Kostenlosem Favorisiertem Obst Und Gemüse Auf Das Ernährungsverhalten

Clinical Trial Summary

The study aims to investigate whether the provision of free fresh fruits and vegetables to middle-aged men at risk of poverty increases their fruit and vegetable intake over a period of 4 weeks.

Clinical Trial Description

A total of 100 men (> 30 years, living alone) with a low SES will be randomly assigned to a control or intervention group while controlling for food bank use. The intervention group will receive free fresh fruits and vegetables consisting of 2 daily portions of their favorite variety over a period of 4 weeks which will be provided to them once per week.

All participants will be asked to fill out a demographic questionnaire as well as a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), a questionnaire on variety of fruits and vegetables consumed and a 24-h-food-recall questionnaire. All questionnaires will be administered by trained interviewers. During the study period, the 24h-food recall questionnaire will be administered four more times; two times before the 4-week intervention period and two times after the intervention period. After the 4-week intervention period, interviewers will administered the FFQ and the questionnaire on variety.

Participants assigned to the control group will receive a fruit and vegetable basket after 4 weeks after baseline.

All participants will receive gift certificates for local supermarkets in the amount of 35,00 €. ;

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Clinical Trial Details
NCT number NCT02787564
Study type Interventional
Source University of Hohenheim
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date February 2016
Completion date June 2016
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