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Repeated exposure to vegetables at day care centres to increase children*s vegetable acceptance

Repeated exposure to vegetables at day care centres to increase children*s vegetable acceptance - Veggie Time

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON42010
Enrollment
200
Registered
2015-06-25
Start date
2015-08-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Geen specifieke aandoening, het gaat om het stimuleren van de groenteacceptatie van kinderen en daarmee het aanleren en bevorderen van gezond eetgedrag bij jonge kinderen. NVT

Interventions

An intervention of 5 months in which children are repeatedly exposed (13x) to four different vegetable tastes, of which 3 are novel/ unfamiliar and 1 is relatively familiar (See also study design).
day care setting
young children

Sponsors

Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig onderzoek -- WUR Food & Biobased Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
2 Years to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Children aged between 1 years and 4 years - Apparently healthy children - Attending day care at least twice per week - Signed informed consent of parents

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - No signed informed consent - Children who are solely milk fed - Children with allergies towards the used products in the study or a strict diet

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The main study parameter is children*s vegetable acceptance. This will be assessed via two measures. First, children*s change in ad libitum intake of each vegetable taste between pre-test (baseline) and post-test will be compared between the intervention and control group. Secondly, the number of children that actually tasted each vegetable will be recorded at pre- and post-test and these frequencies will be compared between the two conditions.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Per individual child, adherence/ implementation measures will be done during the 5-month exposure period. For each child, during each exposure session, it will be recorded by the day care employees: - Whether the child was present yes/ no - Whether the child tasted the vegetables yes/ no - When the child tasted, how much the child consumed: minimal, medium, high (3 categories).

Countries

The Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)