An Intervention Targeting Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Rural Youth

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The investigators implemented a theory-based randomized controlled trial in ten rural Virginia middle schools in 2008-2010 and assessed the impact on health behaviors including fruit/vegetable intake as a primary outcome. Schools were randomized to intervention or control groups. Goal setting, peer leaders, and in-class workshops were intervention features. Seventh graders filled out surveys on health behaviors, psycho-social variables, and demographic characteristics. The investigators expected schools receiving the intervention to report a higher fruit-vegetable intake compared to control schools where students received standard health information. Sample (n=1,119) was 48.5% female, 50% White, with a mean age of 12.6 years. Fruit/vegetable intake was significantly higher in intervention schools at immediate post and at 1-year follow-up compared to controls.

Official Title
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Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Rural Youth Following a School-based Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Imbalance of Constituents of Food Intake

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Fruit and vegetable intake in rural youth


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 7 grade youth attending participating middle schools Exclusion Criteria: In grades other than 7th grade
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Fruit and Vegetable Intake Behavioral Intervention<br>measure fruit and vegetable intake in rural youth based on specific behavioral intervention. | Behavioral: Fruit and vegetable intake in rural youth<br>* A theory based health behavior intervention, developed for youth is presented to seventh grade youth over 8 weeks to test their improvement in their intake of fruits and vegetables.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>control group received the standard health information | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fruit and vegetable intake | We surveyed students on fruit/vegetable intake at baseline, immediate post intervention and 1 year follow-up | Up to one year | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Confidence to increase fruit and vegetable intake | We surveyed students on their confidence in increasing their daily servings of fruit and vegetalbes. | Up to one year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Rural youth, Theory-based intervention, Randomized by schools, Fruit and vegetable intake, Health classes