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Switzerland - National Nutrition Survey menuCH 2014-2015

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN16778734
Enrollment
2000
Registered
2017-07-27
Start date
2014-01-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Population-based nutrition study Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Nutrition

Interventions

Trained dietitians/nutritionists conduct two interviews per participant in German, French or Italian. The first interview is conducted face-to-face and the second is conducted by phone two to six week

Sponsors

Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
Lead Sponsor
Swiss Federal Office of Public Health
Collaborator
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Non-institutionalized residents of Switzerland 2. Aged 18 to 75 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Institutionalized or unable to communicate in the national language

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Food consumption is assessed by two non-consecutive multiple-pass 24-hour dietary recalls 2. Body weight and height is measured to the nearest 0.1 kg and cm, respectively following WHO guidelines using a calibrated Seca 701 scale, equipped with a Seca 220 telescopic measuring rod (Seca GmbH, Hamburg, Germany). Body weight and height are used to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI) 3. Mean waist and hip circumferences are calculated out of three measures to the nearest 0.1 cm using a Gulick I unstretchable tape, equipped with a dynamometer (North Coast Medical, CA, USA)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Cooking and eating habits, nutrition knowledge, and physical activity (short form IPAQ), socioeconomic and demographic characteristics are assessed via a self-administered 49-item paper questionnaire

Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactUrs Stalder- menuCH team
ernaehrungserhebung@blv.admin.ch+41 58 463 30 33

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 6, 2026