Health EducationNCT03077464
Behaviorally Oriented Nutrition Education at a Russian Summer Camp
A study testing Behavioral nutrition education in people with Health Education and Healthy Eating, run by Kansas State University.
Trial summary
Healthful eating is a core component of a healthy lifestyle that is associated with lower risk of obesity and chronic disease. Although adolescent health promotion programs have been extensively evaluated and applied in English-speaking Western developed nations, there is very little published literature in the… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 8 to 12 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Health Education, Healthy Eating, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- What is being tested?
- Behavioral nutrition education
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2014to 15 May 2015
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 8 to 12 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Children attending Yantar, a summer camp in the Northwestern part of Russia (Veshniaki village, Cherepovets district, Vologda region),
- Children of parents who provide permission to participate in a research study
Who cannot join
- Children outside the 8-12y age range
- Children not randomly selected to participate in nutrition education classes for three weeks.
About this study
Official title: Behaviorally Oriented Nutrition Education at a Russian Summer Camp: A Quasi-experimental Superiority Trial
Healthful eating is a core component of a healthy lifestyle that is associated with lower risk of obesity and chronic disease. Although adolescent health promotion programs have been extensively evaluated and applied in English-speaking Western developed nations, there is very little published literature in the Russian context. Our study seeks to determine the relative effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle intervention consisting of nutrition education at a Russian camp. Investigators will determine the impact of behaviorally focused nutrition education on nutrition knowledge, food choice, attitude, and self-efficacy for healthful eating, compared to standard nutrition education.
Read the detailed description
The project consists of the evaluation of two evidence-based nutrition education programs.
Setting and participants: A random selection of all youth with parental consent for the program will comprise the sample of 40 boys and girls, ages 8-12y. Children with food allergies (to fruits, vegetables, nuts, crackers, corn pops, cookies) will be ineligible for participation. Participants will be randomly assigned to either behaviorally oriented nutrition education or standard nutrition education group (comparison group). Measures: Questionnaires will be completed by each participant at the baseline (the first day) and post-intervention (the last session day). The questionnaire addresses nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy and enjoyment of fruit and vegetable consumption. Controlled observation of healthy/unhealthy snack selection: at the baseline and post-intervention, kids will select snacks first from a menu (individual measure) and then a buffet (group measure) with 3 healthy (fruits and vegetables, nuts) and 3 unhealthy (crackers, corn pops, cookies) snack options. Measurements of height, weight, and waist circumference will be taken prior to the first nutrition education session. Demographics: Investigators will obtain information on age, gender, ethnicity, family socioeconomic status, and parental education level via questionnaire. Procedures: Parents will be informed about potential for child to be involved in healthful nutrition and physical activity at camper check-in. After an informed consent is signed, parents/caregivers and the participant will fill out baseline questionnaires. The parent survey will ask about their child's ethnicity, parental education level, and family socioeconomic status.
Each participant will privately have their height, weight, and waist circumference measured prior to start of study. Participants will attend 45 minute sessions from Monday to Friday throughout 3 weeks at the camp. Each session will be held using different modules from the evidence-based HOP'N After School program. The difference in sessions between the intervention and comparison group will be that the intervention group will get both nutrition education and skill-training component during the session (for example, creating a healthy snack, playing games focusing on enjoyment of fruit and vegetable consumption); the control group will not receive the skill-training component, but will get the same nutrition knowledge as the intervention group. Controlled observation snack tests will take place at the beginning and at the end of the program (baseline and post-intervention).
- Being tested
- Behavioral nutrition education
- Keywords
- nutrition education, Vegetables, Fruit
- Medical subject headings
- Health Education, Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Behavioral nutrition educationBehavioural
Education aimed at improving knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dietary intake, with a focus on impacting theorized mediators of nutrition-related behavior.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| behavioral nutrition education | Active comparator | Set of curricular nutrition education modules, previously developed and based on Social Cognitive Theory, for the HOP'N After-School program, with additional materials from MyPlate. Materials were employed to increase healthy eating behavioral capability, self-efficacy, attitudes, and enjoyment. Topics included: 1) nutrition label literacy; 2) drinking water; 3) eating colors of the rainbow; 4) healthful snacks; 5) benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption; 6) moving more and sitting less; and 7) taking healthy habits home. Receives: Behavioral: Behavioral nutrition education |
| behavioral nutrition education plus skills | Experimental | Set of curricular nutrition education modules, previously developed and based on Social Cognitive Theory for the HOP'N After-School program, with additional materials from MyPlate. Materials were employed to increase healthy eating behavioral capability, self-efficacy, attitudes, and enjoyment. Topics included:1) nutrition label literacy;2) drinking water;3) eating colors of the rainbow;4) healthful snacks;5) benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption;6) moving more and sitting less;and 7) taking healthy habits home. Designed to differ from behavioral nutrition education condition by devoting at least 15 minutes of each session to an additional behavioral skills training component. The behavioral skills component was designed to bolster behavioral capability, healthy eating attitudes, self-efficacy, and proxy efficacy with activities such as snack preparation sessions, role-playing games, fruit and vegetable tasting, and playing games that promoted healthier dietary behaviors. Receives: Behavioral: Behavioral nutrition education |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Healthy eating choices
Objective selection of two snacks for consumption from a menu of six choices (direct observation)
Measured: Change from Baseline at 3 weeks
Secondary outcomes (4)
Nutrition knowledge
Questionnaire assessing knowledge related to healthy eating
Measured: Change from Baseline at 3 weeks
Healthy eating attitudes
Questionnaire assessing attitudes related to healthy eating
Measured: Change from Baseline at 3 weeks
Fruit and vegetable self-efficacy
Questionnaire assessing self-efficacy related to eating fruits and vegetables
Measured: Change from Baseline at 3 weeks
Fruit and vegetable enjoyment
Questionnaire assessing enjoyment related to eating fruits and vegetables
Measured: Change from Baseline at 3 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Mar 2017
- Study start1 Jun 2014
- Primary completion28 Jul 2014
- Study completion15 May 2015
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Non-randomized parallel group design, testing pretest to post-test changes.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Kansas State University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Richard R. Rosenkranz, Kansas State University
- Investigators
- Richard R Rosenkranz, PhD, Principal investigator, Kansas State University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03077464
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- KSU-CHE-FNDH-RussCamp
- Status last verified
- Mar 2017
- First submitted
- 22 Feb 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Mar 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Mar 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Behaviorally Oriented Nutrition Education at a Russian Summer Camp: A Quasi-experimental Superiority Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03077464
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- KSU-CHE-FNDH-RussCamp
- Keywords
- nutrition education, Vegetables, Fruit
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Kansas State UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2014 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 28 Jul 2014 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 May 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 13 Mar 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Healthful eating is a core component of a healthy lifestyle that is associated with lower risk of obesity and chronic disease. Although adolescent health promotion programs have been extensively evaluated and applied in English-speaking Western developed nations, there is very little published literature in the Russian context. Our study seeks to determine the relative effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle intervention consisting of nutrition education at a Russian camp. Investigators will determine the impact of behaviorally focused nutrition education on nutrition knowledge, food choice, attitude, and self-efficacy for healthful eating, compared to standard nutrition education.
Detailed description
The project consists of the evaluation of two evidence-based nutrition education programs.
Setting and participants: A random selection of all youth with parental consent for the program will comprise the sample of 40 boys and girls, ages 8-12y. Children with food allergies (to fruits, vegetables, nuts, crackers, corn pops, cookies) will be ineligible for participation. Participants will be randomly assigned to either behaviorally oriented nutrition education or standard nutrition education group (comparison group). Measures: Questionnaires will be completed by each participant at the baseline (the first day) and post-intervention (the last session day). The questionnaire addresses nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy and enjoyment of fruit and vegetable consumption. Controlled observation of healthy/unhealthy snack selection: at the baseline and post-intervention, kids will select snacks first from a menu (individual measure) and then a buffet (group measure) with 3 healthy (fruits and vegetables, nuts) and 3 unhealthy (crackers, corn pops, cookies) snack options. Measurements of height, weight, and waist circumference will be taken prior to the first nutrition education session. Demographics: Investigators will obtain information on age, gender, ethnicity, family socioeconomic status, and parental education level via questionnaire. Procedures: Parents will be informed about potential for child to be involved in healthful nutrition and physical activity at camper check-in. After an informed consent is signed, parents/caregivers and the participant will fill out baseline questionnaires. The parent survey will ask about their child's ethnicity, parental education level, and family socioeconomic status.
Each participant will privately have their height, weight, and waist circumference measured prior to start of study. Participants will attend 45 minute sessions from Monday to Friday throughout 3 weeks at the camp. Each session will be held using different modules from the evidence-based HOP'N After School program. The difference in sessions between the intervention and comparison group will be that the intervention group will get both nutrition education and skill-training component during the session (for example, creating a healthy snack, playing games focusing on enjoyment of fruit and vegetable consumption); the control group will not receive the skill-training component, but will get the same nutrition knowledge as the intervention group. Controlled observation snack tests will take place at the beginning and at the end of the program (baseline and post-intervention).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Non-randomized parallel group design, testing pretest to post-test changes.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| behavioral nutrition education | Active comparator | Behavioral: Behavioral nutrition educationSet of curricular nutrition education modules, previously developed and based on Social Cognitive Theory, for the HOP'N After-School program, with additional materials from MyPlate. Materials were employed to increase healthy eating behavioral capability, self-efficacy, attitudes, and enjoyment. Topics included: 1) nutrition label literacy; 2) drinking water; 3) eating colors of the rainbow; 4) healthful snacks; 5) benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption; 6) moving more and sitting less; and 7) taking healthy habits home. |
| behavioral nutrition education plus skills | Experimental | Behavioral: Behavioral nutrition educationSet of curricular nutrition education modules, previously developed and based on Social Cognitive Theory for the HOP'N After-School program, with additional materials from MyPlate. Materials were employed to increase healthy eating behavioral capability, self-efficacy, attitudes, and enjoyment. Topics included:1) nutrition label literacy;2) drinking water;3) eating colors of the rainbow;4) healthful snacks;5) benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption;6) moving more and sitting less;and 7) taking healthy habits home. Designed to differ from behavioral nutrition education condition by devoting at least 15 minutes of each session to an additional behavioral skills training component. The behavioral skills component was designed to bolster behavioral capability, healthy eating attitudes, self-efficacy, and proxy efficacy with activities such as snack preparation sessions, role-playing games, fruit and vegetable tasting, and playing games that promoted healthier dietary behaviors. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 8 to 12 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Children attending Yantar, a summer camp in the Northwestern part of Russia (Veshniaki village, Cherepovets district, Vologda region),
- Children of parents who provide permission to participate in a research study
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Children outside the 8-12y age range
- Children not randomly selected to participate in nutrition education classes for three weeks.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Behavioral nutrition educationEducation aimed at improving knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dietary intake, with a focus on impacting theorized mediators of nutrition-related behavior. | Behavioural | behavioral nutrition education, behavioral nutrition education plus skills |
Primary outcome
Healthy eating choices
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 3 weeks
Objective selection of two snacks for consumption from a menu of six choices (direct observation)
4 secondary outcomes
Nutrition knowledge
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 3 weeks
Healthy eating attitudes
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 3 weeks
Fruit and vegetable self-efficacy
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 3 weeks
Fruit and vegetable enjoyment
Time frame: Change from Baseline at 3 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Mar 2017.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Richard R Rosenkranz, PhD principal investigator
Kansas State University
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Behavioral nutrition education in people with Health Education and Healthy Eating, run by Kansas State University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Mar 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Healthy eating choices (time frame: Change from Baseline at 3 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Mar 2017; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 31 Oct 2026.