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NCT Number: NCT02489149

Food and Nutrition Education in Quilombolas Communities With Food Insecurity: Multi-sector Intervention

To optimize the food security in quilombolas communities with high prevalence of food insecurity and obesity, the present study proposes to test a multi-sector intervention including agriculture sectors, health professionals and family members of communities, based on promotion of traditional food practices, health eating and enforceability of human right to adequate food.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Pos-graduated Program in Epidemiology. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil

About this study

The present study proposes to develop nutrition education strategies through multi-sector intervention in order to promote the consumption of healthy foods and improvements in the health status of the quilombola population.This is a non-randomized cluster trial in four quilombolas communities in Southern Brazil (Passo do Lorenço, Algodão, Serrinha do Cristal and Nova Palma), combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Quilombolas certified communities in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with higher prevalence of food insecurity and obesity.

Exclusion criteria

Community leaders with no interest in study intervention.

Treatment and study plan

Multi-sector interventions

Other
  • Multi-sector interventions to enhance food security: Agricultural interventions are matched with field training for government sectors working with quilombolas communities on best agronomic practices to promote technical assistance for this communities. Stimulate the participation in the Program of Food Acquisition, supporting quilombolas agriculture.
  • For quilombolas participants: nutritional counseling based on traditional healthy cooking practices, using traditional recipes.
  • For health professionals: to strengthen food and nutrition actions at all levels of health care. Food and nutritional education training for primary care health professionals.
  • Helping families to have more knowledge about your citizen rights.

Control

Other

Placebo Comparator: Conventional approach of current public food and nutrition policies.

Other names: Placebo

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction in Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale score

    Time frame: 16 weeks after multisector intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Improve consumption of healthy foods

    Time frame: 16 weeks after multisector intervention

    Healthy Eating Index (HEI) score. HEI is an indicator of dietary quality developed according to current Brazilian nutritional recommendations.

  2. Number of participants who access food programs

    Time frame: 16 weeks after multisector intervention

  3. Number of participants that improve knowledge about citizen rights.

    Time frame: 16 weeks after multisector intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Other

Collaborators

  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Registry information

Official study title

Food and Nutrition Education in Quilombolas Communities With Food Insecurity: Intervention Based on Traditional Food Practices, Healthy Eating Promotion and Enforceability of Human Right to Adequate Food

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jul 2, 2015
Registry last updated
Apr 19, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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