Promoting vegetables consumption through Norwegian kindergartens

Promoting vegetable consumption among 3-5 year olds through an intervention targeting the kindergarten and home environments

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN51962956

Enrollment

2136

Registered

2016-06-21

Start date

2014-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-25

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Conditions

Healthy eating Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Vegetable intake

Interventions

Kindergartens are randomly allocated to one of two groups by an independent statistician using a method and software script to ensure an even distribution of public and private kindergarten as well as

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Kindergartens: Public or private kindergartens with at least 10 children attending who were born in 2010 or 2011 Children: Born in 2010 or 2011 Parents: 1. Able to read and write Norwegian 2. Have internet access

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Kindergartens Family based Children: Those older or younger than those born in 2010/2011 Parents 1. Insufficient skills in Norwegian 2. Without internet access

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Frequency and variation of vegetable intake in children is measured by internet-based questionnaires completed by parents at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017) 2. Amount of vegetables consumed by children is measured using an internet-based 24 hour recall where parents report the amounts of vegetables that the child ate the day before at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017) 3. Vegetable intake during the day in the kindergarten in a sub-sample of children is measured through observations by trained project workers on the same day as the 24 hour recall at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Frequency and variation of vegetable intake in children is measured by internet-based questionnaires completed by parents at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017) 2. Amount of vegetables consumed by children is measured using an internet-based 24 hour recall where parents report the amounts of vegetables that the child ate the day before at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017) 3. Vegetable intake during the day in the kindergarten in a sub-sample of children is measured through observations by trained project workers on the same day as the 24 hour recall at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Availability of vegetables in the kindergarten is measured by a questionnaire (frequency and variation) and a weighed 1-week diary at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017) 2. Practices of kindergarten staff related to the offering of vegetables to the children in the kindergarten is measured using a questionnaire designed for the purpose of this study at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017) 3. Practices of parents related to the offering of vegetables to the children at home is measured using an internet-based questionnaire designed for the purpose of this study at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Availability of vegetables in the kindergarten is measured by a questionnaire (frequency and variation) and a weighed 1-week diary at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017) 2. Practices of kindergarten staff related to the offering of vegetables to the children in the kindergarten is measured using a questionnaire designed for the purpose of this study at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017) 3. Practices of parents related to the offering of vegetables to the children at home is measured using an internet-based questionnaire designed for the purpose of this study at baseline (Spring 2015), year 1 (Spring 2016) and year 2 (Spring 2017)

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Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

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