Nutrition Labeling Program to Promote Healthy Dietary Patterns

Nutrition Clinical Trial

Official title:

A University Canteen-based Labeling Program to Promote Healthy Dietary Patterns

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01249508
• Other study ID #: EC/2008/482
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 25, 2010
• Last updated: December 21, 2010
• Start date: October 2008
• Est. completion date: May 2009

Study information

• Verified date: December 2010
• Source: University Ghent
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Belgium: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to evaluate a nutrition labelling program in improving university canteen customers' dietary pattern and behavioural determinants (e.g. knowledge).

Description:

The increase in diet related diseases worldwide is considered to be primarily caused by a changing environment encouraging high energy intakes and a sedentary lifestyle. Examples of important environmental factors are the changing nature of the food supply, the changing socio-demographic structure of the population, the lack of nutrition information and the increasing reliance on foods consumed away from home. This evolution has driven the development of measures to encourage more healthy eating patterns. Nutrition labelling is one of those measures. Since adults and students spend approximately half their waking hours at the workplace or university, the work or study environment is believed to be an appropriate setting to assess and try to change individuals' dietary behaviour. This study aims to evaluate a nutrition labelling program in improving university canteen customers' dietary pattern and behavioural determinants (e.g. knowledge).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 474
• Est. completion date: May 2009
• Est. primary completion date: May 2009
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 17 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• university students and staff

• frequent university canteen customers

• willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• non-frequent university canteen customers

Study Design

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diet
• Nutrition

Intervention

Other:
• nutrition label

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	University Ghent	Ghent

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Ghent

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	pre-label behavioural determinants of nutrition	Behavioural determinants of nutrition by means of quantitative questionnaire at pre-labeling implementation phase (at 1 month).	at 1 month	No
Primary	pre-label nutrition information processing characteristics	Nutrition information processing by means of quantitative questionnaire at pre-labeling implementation phase (at 1 month).	at 1 month	No
Primary	post-label behavioural determinants of nutrition	Behavioural determinants of nutrition by means of quantitative questionnaire at post-labeling implementation phase (at 6 months).	at 6 months	No
Primary	post-label nutrition information processing characteristics	Nutrition information processing by means of quantitative questionnaire at post-labeling implementation phase (at 6 months).	at 6 months	No
Primary	pre-label food intake records	Food intake by 3-day food records at pre-labeling implementation phase (at 1 month).	at 1 month	No
Primary	post-label food intake records	Food intake by 3-day food records at post-labeling implementation phase (at 6 months).	at 6 months	No
Secondary	socio-demographic questionnaire	Socio-demographical questionnaire at pre-labeling implementation phase (at 1 month).	at 1 month	No
Secondary	pre-label physical activity registration	Physical activity by 3-day physical activity registrations at pre-labeling implementation phase (at 1 month).	at 1 month	No
Secondary	post-label physical activity registration	Physical activity by 3-day physical activity registrations at post-labeling implementation phase (at 6 months).	at 6 months	No