Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to increase the consumption of fruit and vegetables of the University of Valladolid (UVa) community employing three different online methodologies: facebook (FB), virtual campus (VC) and, instagram (IG).
Detailed description
In order to use different methodologies, the sample was randomly divided in four groups, three took the nutrition educational program and the other one was a control group. All four groups had access to the virtual campus of the UVa which uses the teaching platform Moodle Learning Management System (LMS). In this platform, a course entitled The UVa community eats healthy was created with four sections. Each of the sections corresponded to one of the four groups, the names of the sections were: I-campus (VC group), C-campus (control group), F-campus (FB group), and G-campus (IG group). To make the intervention more effective, this program was theory-based designed, based on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). In order to assess the effectivity of social media use for nutrition education compared to more traditional interventions, the program was adapted to three platforms: virtual campus, private account of IG and private group of FB. The topics of the intervention groups were the same but with adapted activities.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIncrease of fruit and vegetable consumption
Week 1 Presentation of the program. Healthy eating Week 2 Fruit and vegetable: nutritional value, types, seasonality, benefits for health Week 3 Shopping Fruit and vegetable: tips, places, conservation methods Week 4 Healthy menu planning with My Plate Week 5 How to cook Fruit and Vegetable avoiding food waste Week 6 Healthy snacks using Fruit and vegetable Week 7 Batch cooking
Sponsors
University of Valladolid
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* being part of the UVa community at the time of recruitment * having IG and/or FB account * having made the self-registration to the Moodle virtual campus of each group during the enrolment period
Exclusion criteria
* not meeting inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetable consumption | up to 8 weeks | The consumption will be measured using MEDAS-14 questionnaire from Predimed Study |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetable consumption of the different groups | up to 8 weeks | The consumption will be measured using MEDAS-14 questionnaire from Predimed Study classified by group. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed