Evaluating the effectiveness of a school-based community trial in increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among middle school students in a district of Tehran.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201104096150N1

Enrollment

300

Registered

2011-07-11

Start date

2010-10-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Problem related to social environment,. Problem related to social environment, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention school: availability of fruit and vegetables is increased through school buffet, and nutrition education on fruit and vegetable is provided. Intervention 2: Control school

Behavior

Intervention school: availability of fruit and vegetables is increased through school buffet, and nutrition education on fruit and vegetable is provided.

Control school: No intervention is carried out in control school.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

10 Years to 13 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteia: being enrolled in grade 1 or 2 in the selected middle schools; self and parental consent to take part in the study. Exclusion criteria: none.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fruit and vegetable daily intake. Timepoint: 3 months after baseline. Method of measurement: 24 hour diet recall and food frequency.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Constructs of the social cognitive theory. Timepoint: 3 months after baseline. Method of measurement: self-administered questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nasrin Omidvar

Faculty of Nutrition and Food technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

nomidvar@yahoo.com+98 21 2207 7424

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026