The impact of parental guidance on early exposure to a variety of fruit and vegetables on infants? liking and consumption

The impact of parental guidance on early exposure to a variety of fruit and vegetables on infants? liking and consumption: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN85048101

Enrollment

120

Registered

2011-05-31

Start date

2011-02-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Topic: Reproductive Health and Childbirth, Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes

Interventions

Control group: Usual care TASTE group: Participants in the intervention group will receive an information leaflet and verbal advice on introducing a variety of single vegetables with daily changes, d

maternal feeding practices, infant eating behaviours, food intake and preferences will be taken.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Singleton pregnancy in 3rd trimester 2. Over 18 years old at time of recruitment 3. Speak, read and write English fluently; Target Gender: Female; Upper Age Limit 40 no age limit or unit specified ; Lower Age Limit 28 no age limit or unit specified

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Infant feeding problems 2. Infant health problems 3. Premature birth (<37 weeks) 4. Maternal mental health problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Novel vegetable intake (gms); Timepoint(s): 1 and 6 months post-intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. General vegetable variety evaluated using questionnaires; Timepoint(s): 1 and 6 months post-intervention 2. Liking of novel vegetable (observer rated); Timepoint(s): 1 and 6 months post-intervention 3. Neophobia evaluated using questionnaires; Timepoint(s): 6 months post-intervention	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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