Enhancing Knowledge Translation in Nutrition Through a Healthy Eating Blog

NCT ID: NCT03103035

Last Updated: 2017-04-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-04-30
• Study Completion Date: 2015-08-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a nutrition intervention provided through a healthy eating blog is feasible and acceptable.

Detailed Description

Participants randomised to the experimental group are exposed to one blog post each week for a period of 6 months. Blog posts focus on the improvement of fruits and vegetables consumption targeting four main determinants of the behavior: (1) knowledge; (2) attitude; (3) self-efficacy; and (4) motivation/goals. Each post included a step-by-step recipe developed by the research team and featuring fruits and vegetables. Recipes were described textually and also using pictures and/or video. Twenty-six posts were created over the six-month intervention. Participants randomised to the control group are not exposed to the healthy eating blog. Feasibility (compliance, dropout and participation rates) and acceptability (satisfaction) of the study were assessed.

Conditions

Healthy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Exposition to a healthy eating blog

Participants randomised to this arm are exposed to one blog post each week for a period of 6 months.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Blog

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants randomised to the experimental group are exposed to one blog post each week for a period of 6 months. Blog posts focus on the improvement of fruits and vegetables consumption targeting four main determinants of the behavior: (1) knowledge; (2) attitude; (3) self-efficacy; and (4) motivation/goals. Each post included a step-by-step recipe developed by the research team and featuring fruits and vegetables. Recipes were described textually and also using pictures and/or video. Twenty-six posts were created over the six-month intervention.

No exposition to a healthy eating blog

Participants randomised to this arm do not have exposure to the blog.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Blog

Participants randomised to the experimental group are exposed to one blog post each week for a period of 6 months. Blog posts focus on the improvement of fruits and vegetables consumption targeting four main determinants of the behavior: (1) knowledge; (2) attitude; (3) self-efficacy; and (4) motivation/goals. Each post included a step-by-step recipe developed by the research team and featuring fruits and vegetables. Recipes were described textually and also using pictures and/or video. Twenty-six posts were created over the six-month intervention.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• women aged 18 and older;
• with Internet access as well as an active e-mail address;
• consuming five or less servings of F&V per day;
• living in the Quebec City metropolitan.

Exclusion Criteria

• women dieting,
• currently pregnant or lactating.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Laval University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

2014-084 A-2 / 16-06-2015

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id