Tiny Tastes in Gemini - a postal intervention to increase vegetable acceptance in pre-school twins

Tiny Tastes in Gemini - a postal intervention to increase vegetable acceptance in a cohort of pre-school twins: a randomised study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN70302102

Enrollment

200

Registered

2012-11-08

Start date

2011-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Children's nutrition Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

1. All children will participate in two pre-intervention and one post-intervention assessments conducted in their home by their caregiver (following detailed instructions provided by the research team

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Families of 3 year old twins, taking part in the Gemini Study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Significant learning difficulties or physical problems affecting feeding and eating

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Children's liking of their target vegetable (assessed by caregivers on a 9-point scale) 2. Consumption of the target vegetable in pieces 3. Both measures taken twice pre-intervention and once post-intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Acceptability of Intervention measured by a follow-up questionnaire 2. Heritability of response to intervention	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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