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NCT Number: NCT01921153

An Environmental Intervention to Encourage Healthy Food Choices

The primary objective of this study is to test effectiveness of an environmental intervention designed to encourage healthy food intake during meals. It is hypothesized that fruit, vegetable, whole grain, lean protein, and low-fat dairy consumption will increase during the intervention. It is also hypothesized that nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors will change as a result of the intervention. The findings from this study will provide insight into the applicability of this intervention in military dining facilities.

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Key information

Conditions

Dietary Habits Behavior Behavior, Animal Feeding Behavior Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Natick Soldier Systems Center Dining Facility

Natick, Massachusetts, 01760, United States

About this study

Previous studies attempting to increase consumption of healthy foods in military dining facilities have had mixed results, and alternative approaches need to be considered. The present intervention was designed with the results of previous studies in mind, and as such, does not focus on labeling only healthy food choices. Instead, the present intervention aims to encourage consumption of nutritionally well-balanced meals using an environmental cue in military dining facilities.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Military member or government civilian employee
  • Normally eat in military dining facility at least 1 day per week.

Exclusion criteria

  • N/A

Treatment and study plan

Healthy meal plates and trays

Other

The healthy meal plates and trays provide guidance for how to construct a meal in the military dining facility.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in dietary intake

    Time frame: Participants will be followed for 6-12 weeks

    Dietary intake will be assessed at lunches eaten in military dining facilities using the food photography method. The change in dietary intake from baseline to intervention will be assessed.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in nutrition knowledge

    Time frame: Measured at beginning and end of the 6-12 week study.

    Nutrition knowledge specific to the intervention will be assessed with an experimenter-developed questionnaire.

  2. Change in nutrition attitudes and behaviors (composite)

    Time frame: Measured at the beginning and end of the 6-12 week study.

    Nutrition attitudes and behaviors will be measured with a single composite experimenter-developed questionnaire.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Fed

Registry information

Official study title

Encouraging Healthy Food Choices With an Environmental Intervention in Military Dining Facilities

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Aug 13, 2013
Registry last updated
May 4, 2016

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