Clinical trial NCT04190680: Kokkerelli Learning Street Effect Evaluation
Official title: Kokkerelli Learning Street Effect Evaluation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Children
Keywords: Nutrition
Fruit and vegetables
School
Children
Prevention
Lead sponsor: Maastricht University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-12-09
Enrollment: 192
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The study will consist of one intervention group (several primary school classes that participate in the Kokkerelli Learning Street) and one control group (several primary school classes that don't participate in the Kokkerelli Learning Street and continue with their regular curriculum).
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: In 2012, the Kids University for Cooking Foundation BV has developed a nutrition education programme called 'Kokkerelli Learning Street'. This innovative programme aims to teach primary school students from study years 5-8 where food comes from, how it is processed, and how it can be used for the preparation of a healthy meal.

The Kokkerelli Learning Street is offered to primary school children in the region of Venlo, the Netherlands. The present study will investigate the effects of the Kokkerelli Learning Street on several determinants of children's fruit and vegetable intake. Based on the literature and the aims of the Learning Street, five relevant determinants are selected: (i) knowledge; (ii) taste preferences; (iii) intention; (iv) skills; and (v) attitude.

Using child-reported questionnaires, the present study aims to answer the following key questions:

What are the short-term and longer-term effects of the Kokkerelli Learning Street on children's:

* Knowledge regarding fruit and vegetable consumption?
* Intentions regarding fruit and vegetable consumption?
* Attitude regarding fruit and vegetable consumption?
* Liking of fruit and vegetables?
* Skills regarding fruit and vegetable preparation?
* Fruit and vegetable intake?

Detailed description: In 2012, the Kids University for Cooking Foundation BV has developed a nutrition education programme called 'Kokkerelli Learning Street'. This innovative programme aims to teach primary school students aged 8-12 years (study years 5-8) where food comes from, how it is processed, and how it can be used for the preparation of a healthy meal. The theoretical foundation of the Learning Street is based on the EnRG framework, which states that behaviour is influenced both by conscious and unconscious processes. These processes can (in)directly be influenced by environmental factors. In addition, several behavioural and personal factors are thought to moderate the causal path.

The Kokkerelli Learning Street is offered to primary school children in the region of Venlo, the Netherlands. It involves education based on concepts of the Self-Determination Theory, active learning, and imagineering (e.g., self-experience in an interactive environment, rather than conventional education). The present study will investigate the effects of the Kokkerelli Learning Street on several determinants of children's fruit and vegetable intake. Based on the EnRG framework, other literature and the aims of the Learning Street, five relevant determinants are selected: (i) knowledge; (ii) taste preferences; (iii) intention; (iv) skills; and (v) attitude.

Using child-reported questionnaires, the present study aims to answer the following key questions:

What are the short-term and longer-term effects of the Kokkerelli Learning Street on children's:

* Knowledge regarding fruit and vegetable consumption?
* Intentions regarding fruit and vegetable consumption?
* Attitude regarding fruit and vegetable consumption?
* Liking of fruit and vegetables?
* Skills regarding fruit and vegetable preparation?
* Fruit and vegetable intake?

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Student of study years five to eight of one of the predetermined primary schools

Exclusion Criteria:

* School classes who already participated in the Kokkerelli Learning Street during previous school years

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline fruit and vegetable knowledge at 3 months after the evaluation lesson
timeFrame: Three months
measure: Change from baseline intention to consume fruit and vegetables at three months after the evaluation lesson
timeFrame: Three months
measure: Change from baseline attitude towards fruit and vegetable (consumption) at 3 months after the evaluation lesson
timeFrame: Three months
measure: Change from baseline taste preferences for fruit and vegetables at 3 months after the evaluation lesson
timeFrame: Three months
measure: Change from baseline skills attitutde towards healthy food products at 3 months after the evaluation lesson
timeFrame: Three months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Venlo
country: Netherlands
facility: Kids University for Cooking
state: Limburg
Study officials:
affiliation: PhD candidate
name: Marla Hahnraths, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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