Quality of Diet in Preschool Population

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

130 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-04-01

Study Completion Date

2020-09-01

Brief Summary

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Childhood obesity is a problem of high prevalence and repercussions in adulthood. It is mostly due to inadequate life habits, modifiable through preventive strategies. The objective was to evaluate in the medium term the effectiveness of an intervention on adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern in preschoolers.

Method: Community trial with two groups, in children between 3-5 years. The experimental group conducted a school garden and the usual contents on human body and health were taught in the control. Two schools were selected by cluster sampling, whose first unit of randomization were the educational areas followed by schools. The adaptation to the Mediterranean diet pattern was evaluated using the KIDMED questionnaire and weight, height, BMI and sociodemographic variables were controlled.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The experimental group conducted 10 weekly sessions, with an approximate duration of 45 minutes per session, which consisted of the presentation of food education content while conducting an orchard with seasonal vegetables. Simple recipes were also described in which these vegetables were included to be made at home, along with information from children's books that dealt with the topic of food and were available in the public library.

The control group received the usual training corresponding to the contents of the "human body" module that is currently taught in each center.

All children in the experimental groups were given written instructions so that they could perform at their home, together with their parents, the manipulative activities suggested each week. All these contents were common for all the participants in the study.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental

The experimental group conducted 10 weekly sessions, with an approximate duration of 45 minutes per session, which consisted of the presentation of food education content while conducting an orchard with seasonal vegetables. Simple recipes were also described in which these vegetables were included to be made at home, along with information on children's books that dealt with the topic of food and were available in the public library.

All children in the experimental groups were given written instructions so that they could perform at their home, together with their parents, the manipulative activities suggested each week. All these contents were common for all the participants in the study. Session material was renewed weekly.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Education food

Intervention Type DEVICE

The intervention consisted of the presentation of food education content while conducting an orchard with seasonal vegetables

Control

The control group received the usual training corresponding to the contents of the "human body" module that is currently taught in each center.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Education food

The intervention consisted of the presentation of food education content while conducting an orchard with seasonal vegetables

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 3 and 5 years
* Oral comprehension of Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria

* Existence of language barriers in parents defined as not understanding spoken or written Spanish.
* Treatment with glucocorticoids.
* Having chronic diseases that could interfere with somatometry.

Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes