HealthyNCT03156803
Enhancing Knowledge Translation in Nutrition Through a Healthy Eating Blog
A study testing Healthy eating blog in people with Healthy, run by Laval University at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an evidence-based healthy eating blog on dietary behaviors of mothers Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Healthy
- What is being tested?
- Healthy eating blog
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 84 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- Oct 2015to Apr 2018
- 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 18 years and older
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 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.
Who cannot join
- Take medications that could affect food intake, have eating disorders, are dieting, are currently pregnant or lactating.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Enhancing Knowledge Translation in Nutrition Through a Healthy Eating Blog: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an evidence-based healthy eating blog on dietary behaviors of mothers
Read the detailed description
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.
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Being tested
- Healthy eating blog
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Healthy eating blogBehavioural
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.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy eating blog (HEB) | Experimental | 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. Receives: Behavioral: Healthy eating blog |
| Control | No intervention | Mothers randomised to the control group will not have access to the healthy eating blog. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Daily intakes of dairy products, vegetables and fruits measured by a validated web-based food frequency questionnaire
Assessed at T=0 month, T=3 months and T=6 months.
Measured: 6 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
Food skills measured by a web-based questionnaire
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.
Measured: 6 months
Body weight
Assessed at T=0 month, T=3 months and T=6 months.
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 May 2017
- Study startOct 2015
- Primary completionApr 2018
- Study completionApr 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for HealthyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Laval UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 84 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Laval University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Sophie Desroches, PhD, Principal investigator, Laval University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03156803
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2014-257 A3/15-01-2016
- Status last verified
- Aug 2018
- First submitted
- 8 Mar 2016
- Last updated
- 31 Aug 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Dumas AA, Lemieux S, Lapointe A, Provencher V, Robitaille J, Desroches S. Recruitment and retention of mothers of preschoolers and school-aged children in a social media-delivered healthy eating intervention: lessons learned from a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2020 Aug 10;21(1):706. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04628-0.
PubMed 32778159Dumas AA, Lemieux S, Lapointe A, Provencher V, Robitaille J, Desroches S. Effects of an Evidence-Informed Healthy Eating Blog on Dietary Intakes and Food-Related Behaviors of Mothers of Preschool- and School-Aged Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Jan;120(1):53-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2019.05.016. Epub 2019 Sep 10.
PubMed 31519466
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 31 Aug 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Enhancing Knowledge Translation in Nutrition Through a Healthy Eating Blog: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03156803
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2014-257 A3/15-01-2016
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 84 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Laval UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Oct 2015
- Primary completion
- Apr 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- Apr 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 May 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.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an evidence-based healthy eating blog on dietary behaviors of mothers
Detailed description
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.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy eating blog (HEB) | Experimental | Behavioral: Healthy eating blogFor 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. |
| Control | No intervention | –Mothers randomised to the control group will not have access to the healthy eating blog. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- 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.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Take medications that could affect food intake, have eating disorders, are dieting, are currently pregnant or lactating.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy eating blogFor 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. | Behavioural | Healthy eating blog (HEB) |
Primary outcome
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.
2 secondary outcomes
Food skills measured by a web-based questionnaire
Time frame: 6 months
Body weight
Time frame: 6 months
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 31 Aug 2018.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 32778159Dumas AA, Lemieux S, Lapointe A, Provencher V, Robitaille J, Desroches S. Recruitment and retention of mothers of preschoolers and school-aged children in a social media-delivered healthy eating intervention: lessons learned from a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2020 Aug 10;21(1):706. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04628-0.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31519466Dumas AA, Lemieux S, Lapointe A, Provencher V, Robitaille J, Desroches S. Effects of an Evidence-Informed Healthy Eating Blog on Dietary Intakes and Food-Related Behaviors of Mothers of Preschool- and School-Aged Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020 Jan;120(1):53-68. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2019.05.016. Epub 2019 Sep 10.
- 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.
Sophie Desroches, PhD principal investigator
Laval University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Healthy eating blog in people with Healthy, run by Laval University at 1 site in Canada.
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 1 inclusion and 1 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 31 Aug 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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?
Daily intakes of dairy products, vegetables and fruits measured by a validated web-based food frequency questionnaire (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03156803, which also lists 2 linked publications.
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 31 Aug 2018.