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NCT Number: NCT03156803

Enhancing Knowledge Translation in Nutrition Through a Healthy Eating Blog

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an evidence-based healthy eating blog on dietary behaviors of mothers

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Laval University

Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada

About this study

Mothers randomised to the experimental group were exposed to one weekly blog post for 6 months. Blog posts focus on the improvement of dairy products as well as vegetables and fruits consumption targeting five food skills categories: (1) knowledge about food, nutrition and cooking; (2) planning of healthy meals, and for including children to develop their food skills; (3) conceptualizing outcomes; (4) mechanical techniques for food preparation; (5) perception of food characteristics. Each post included a step-by-step recipe developed by the research team and featuring dairy products, vegetables and fruits. Recipes were described textually and also using pictures. Twenty-six posts were created over the six-month intervention. Participants randomised to the control group were not exposed to the healthy eating blog. The primary outcome is the daily intakes of dairy products, vegetables and fruits. The secondary outcomes are mothers' food skills and body weight.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Have Internet access, have at least one child aged two to twelve years, are mostly in charge of the planning and preparation of family meals, consume less than two servings a day of dairy products and/or less than seven servings a day of vegetables and fruits.

Exclusion criteria

  • Take medications that could affect food intake, have eating disorders, are dieting, are currently pregnant or lactating.

Treatment and study plan

Healthy eating blog

Behavioral

For a 6-month period, mothers randomised to the HEB group will receive a weekly blog post discussing various positive aspects of healthy eating and presenting recipes and strategies to increase dairy product intakes and vegetable and fruit intakes. The posts will be developed with an emphasis of food skills acquisition.

Primary outcomes

  1. Daily intakes of dairy products, vegetables and fruits measured by a validated web-based food frequency questionnaire

    Time frame: 6 months

    Assessed at T=0 month, T=3 months and T=6 months.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Food skills measured by a web-based questionnaire

    Time frame: 6 months

    Food skills measured: planning of healthy meal, knowledge about food, nutrition and cooking, mechanical technics for food preparation, etc. Assessed at T=0 month, T=3 months and T=6 months.

  2. Body weight

    Time frame: 6 months

    Assessed at T=0 month, T=3 months and T=6 months.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Laval University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Enhancing Knowledge Translation in Nutrition Through a Healthy Eating Blog: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
May 17, 2017
Registry last updated
Aug 31, 2018

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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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