Nutritional Resources and Techniques for Young Children

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-06

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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This randomised controlled dietary intervention study aims to test the effect of introducing fresh meat and vegetable-based recipes and targeted dietary resources into a healthy, sustainable toddler diet on dietary intakes relative to a control group consuming a standard diet based on Irish healthy eating guidelines.

This study aims to recruit 80 young children (24-42 months old) who will be randomised to an intervention (provided with individualised dietary counselling, alongside a targeted healthy eating resource, focused on incorporating fresh red meat and vegetable based recipes into a sustainable and safe diet for young children), or control group receiving (provided with basic healthy eating advice as per the Food Safety Authority of Ireland's Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for 1-5-year-olds).

Participants will:

* Include any of the recipes in their child's diet on 3 occasions during the week, for 12 weeks
* Complete a variety of validated nutrition and feeding questionnaires
* Complete 2 onsite visits, at the baseline and endpoint of the intervention period

The provision of targeted dietary counselling with nutritional resources and techniques will allow us to investigate the impact of these strategies on improving the overall diet of young children.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Control Group

Parents/guardians of study participants will be provided with basic healthy eating advice, as per the Food Safety Authority of Ireland's Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for 1-5-year-olds (Food Safety Authority of Ireland, 2020).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention Group

Parents/guardians of study participants will be given individualised dietary counselling, coaching and resource provision around healthy eating, with a particular focus on incorporating fresh meat and vegetables into a healthy, sustainable and safe diet for young children.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Individualised dietary counselling, coaching and resource provision around healthy eating for young children

Intervention Type OTHER

Study participants randomised to receive the intervention will receive nutrition education support, through individualised dietary counselling, coaching and resource provision around healthy eating, with a particular focus on incorporating fresh meat and vegetables into a healthy, sustainable and safe diet for young children. Those in the control group will not receive this individualised nutrition education and supports.

Interventions

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Individualised dietary counselling, coaching and resource provision around healthy eating for young children

Study participants randomised to receive the intervention will receive nutrition education support, through individualised dietary counselling, coaching and resource provision around healthy eating, with a particular focus on incorporating fresh meat and vegetables into a healthy, sustainable and safe diet for young children. Those in the control group will not receive this individualised nutrition education and supports.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Child aged between 24-42 months (at time of study recruitment).
* In general good health.
* Following an unrestricted diet.
* Capable of completing the study assessments.
* Parent/guardian must be willing to provide written informed consent for their child's participation.