Healthy Children
Conditions
Brief summary
The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing a healthy eating vs traditional recommendations on the Medkid index of children in primary school. To do so, different companies involved in ALINFA project developed with the assessment of UNAV, CNTA and UPNA, a healthy bi-weekly menu.
Interventions
OTHERALINFA
Comparing the usual recommendations with the healthy diet designed and developed
OTHERControl
control group
Sponsors
Universidad Pública de Navarra
Gobierno de Navarra
Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adequate cultural level and comprehension of the clinical study from the legal tutors. * To agree in taking part of the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Children presenting clinically relevant gastrointestinal malfunctions or structural anomalies, such as ulcers, chronic inflammatory diseases, etc. Even if they do not follow any pharmacological treatment at the moment of inclusion. * Children with uncontrolled endocrine disorders. * Children with any type of tumor/cancer within the last 5 years, or in current treatment. * Children with any alimentary allergy. * Children presenting any type of cognitive or psychic disorder * Parents or legal tutors in which their future collaboration may not be the required, seen from the researchers' point of view.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dietary Pattern (questionnaire) | Baseline | Evaluate differences in dietary pattern between groups |
| Dietary pattern (questionnaire) | 8 week | Evaluate differences in dietary pattern between groups |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed