The effect of improving the content of food parcels on dietary intake in Dutch food bank recipients

The effect of improving the content of food parcels on dietary intake in Dutch food bank recipients - a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN40554133

Enrollment

132

Registered

2019-01-21

Start date

2012-10-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-02-24

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Conditions

Dietary intake Not Applicable

Interventions

We performed a randomized crossover controlled trial with two consecutive periods, lasting 4 weeks each. Per food bank, the trial lasted 8 weeks in total. Per food bank, participants were randomly ass

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. >18 years of age 2. Adequate command of the Dutch language (oral and written) 3. Recipient of a Dutch food bank >1 month 4. Collect own food parcel at the food bank 5. Possible to be contacted by phone.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: N/A

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Differences in dietary intake of the following food groups and nutrients (based on the Dutch Food Composition Table) between the intervention conditions were measured with multiple 24 hour recalls per participant at the end of each intervention condition (after 4 and after 8 weeks): Nutrients: 1.Energy (kcal) 2. Protein (en%) 3. Mono- and disaccharides (en%) 4. Polysaccharides (en%) 5. Total fat (en%) 6. Saturated fat (en%) 7. Dietary fiber (g) 8. Vitamin C (mg) 9. Sodium (g) 10. Potassium (mg) Food groups: 1. Vegetables (g) 2. Soya and vegetarian products (g) 3. Sugar, candy, sweet filling and sweet sauces (g) 4. Pastry and cookies (g) 5. Nuts, seeds and snacks (g) 6. Grains, flour, rice (g) 7. Fruit (g) We did not calculate an overall score as a measure of diet quality. Therefore, the above mentioned outcomes are the primary outcomes.	—

Measure

Time frame

Differences in dietary intake of the following food groups and nutrients (based on the Dutch Food Composition Table) between the intervention conditions were measured with multiple 24 hour recalls per participant at the end of each intervention condition (after 4 and after 8 weeks): Nutrients: 1.Energy (kcal) 2. Protein (en%) 3. Mono- and disaccharides (en%) 4. Polysaccharides (en%) 5. Total fat (en%) 6. Saturated fat (en%) 7. Dietary fiber (g) 8. Vitamin C (mg) 9. Sodium (g) 10. Potassium (mg) Food groups: 1. Vegetables (g) 2. Soya and vegetarian products (g) 3. Sugar, candy, sweet filling and sweet sauces (g) 4. Pastry and cookies (g) 5. Nuts, seeds and snacks (g) 6. Grains, flour, rice (g) 7. Fruit (g) We did not calculate an overall score as a measure of diet quality. Therefore, the above mentioned outcomes are the primary outcomes.

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026