Improving teens’ healthy snacking habits

Testing strategies to improve teens’ healthy snacking habits: a motivation and ability study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON29059

Enrollment

350

Registered

2016-09-29

Start date

2016-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Participants receive a smartphone for 10 days through which they can only access a research app. The first days are used to gather baseline information through questionnaires, the intervention starts

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 11 – 15 2. Attending Dutch secondary schools, first or second class

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
- Snack intake. Through a food-frequency questionnaire, participants are asked to indicate what kind of snacks they ate the day before. - Snack intention. Participants are asked to indicate whether they plan and intent to eat more healthy snacks. - Motivation. Participants are asked why they eat healthy snacks. - Ability. Participants are asked how confident they are in their ability to snack healthy. All of the above measures are conducted at baseline and after the intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

- Snack intake. Through a food-frequency questionnaire, participants are asked to indicate what kind of snacks they ate the day before. - Snack intention. Participants are asked to indicate whether they plan and intent to eat more healthy snacks. - Motivation. Participants are asked why they eat healthy snacks. - Ability. Participants are asked how confident they are in their ability to snack healthy. All of the above measures are conducted at baseline and after the intervention.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
-attitudes healthy snacking, snacking habits, availability snacks, norms, self-esteem	—

Contacts

Public ContactLaura Buijs

l.buijs@maw.ru.nl

Outcome results