Clinical trial NCT01249508: Nutrition Labeling Program to Promote Healthy Dietary Patterns
Official title: A University Canteen-based Labeling Program to Promote Healthy Dietary Patterns
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Nutrition
Diet
Lead sponsor: University Ghent
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2010-11-29
Enrollment: 474
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 17
Maximum age (years): 35
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: This study aims to evaluate a nutrition labelling program in improving university canteen customers' dietary pattern and behavioural determinants (e.g. knowledge).

Detailed description: The increase in diet related diseases worldwide is considered to be primarily caused by a changing environment encouraging high energy intakes and a sedentary lifestyle. Examples of important environmental factors are the changing nature of the food supply, the changing socio-demographic structure of the population, the lack of nutrition information and the increasing reliance on foods consumed away from home. This evolution has driven the development of measures to encourage more healthy eating patterns. Nutrition labelling is one of those measures. Since adults and students spend approximately half their waking hours at the workplace or university, the work or study environment is believed to be an appropriate setting to assess and try to change individuals' dietary behaviour. This study aims to evaluate a nutrition labelling program in improving university canteen customers' dietary pattern and behavioural determinants (e.g. knowledge).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* university students and staff
* frequent university canteen customers
* willing to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

* non-frequent university canteen customers

Primary outcomes:
measure: pre-label behavioural determinants of nutrition
timeFrame: at 1 month
measure: pre-label nutrition information processing characteristics
timeFrame: at 1 month
measure: post-label behavioural determinants of nutrition
timeFrame: at 6 months
measure: post-label nutrition information processing characteristics
timeFrame: at 6 months
measure: pre-label food intake records
timeFrame: at 1 month
measure: post-label food intake records
timeFrame: at 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: socio-demographic questionnaire
timeFrame: at 1 month
measure: pre-label physical activity registration
timeFrame: at 1 month
measure: post-label physical activity registration
timeFrame: at 6 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ghent
country: Belgium
facility: University Ghent
Study officials:
affiliation: University Ghent
name: Wim Verbeke, PhD, Prof
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Hoefkens C, Pieniak Z, Van Camp J, Verbeke W. Explaining the effects of a point-of-purchase nutrition-information intervention in university canteens: a structural equation modelling analysis. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2012 Sep 11;9:111. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-111.
citation: Hoefkens C, Lachat C, Kolsteren P, Van Camp J, Verbeke W. Posting point-of-purchase nutrition information in university canteens does not influence meal choice and nutrient intake. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Aug;94(2):562-70. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.111.013417. Epub 2011 Jun 15.