Trial reportBMJ open2017
A randomised controlled trial of an online menu planning intervention to improve childcare service adherence to dietary guidelines: a study protocol.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Assessing the scalability of healthy eating interventions within the early childhood education and care setting: secondary analysis of a Cochrane systematic review.Public health nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Healthy eating interventions delivered in early childhood education and care settings for improving the diet of children aged six months to six years.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Strategies to improve the implementation of healthy eating, physical activity and obesity prevention policies, practices or programmes within childcare services.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in children aged five years and under.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Parent-reported compared with researcher-measured child height and weight: impact on body mass index classification in Australian pre-school aged children.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2023Trial
- Economic evaluation of a web-based menu planning intervention to improve childcare service adherence with dietary guidelines.Implementation science : IS · 2021Trial
- A Three-Arm Randomised Controlled Trial of High- and Low-Intensity Implementation Strategies to Support Centre-Based Childcare Service Implementation of Nutrition Guidelines: 12-Month Follow-Up.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Child-level evaluation of a web-based intervention to improve dietary guideline implementation in childcare centers: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2020Trial
- Effectiveness of a Web-Based Menu-Planning Intervention to Improve Childcare Service Compliance With Dietary Guidelines: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Assessing and Enhancing Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments in Early Childhood Education and Care Centers: Scoping Review of eHealth Tools.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Review
- Healthy eating interventions delivered in early childhood education and care settings for improving the diet of children aged six months to six years.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Feasibility of a Mobile Health App for Routine Outcome Monitoring and Feedback in SMART Recovery Mutual Support Groups: Stage 1 Mixed Methods Pilot Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
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- A pilot randomised controlled trial of a web-based implementation intervention to increase child intake of fruit and vegetables within childcare centres.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2020Article
- Feasibility of a Mobile Health App for Routine Outcome Monitoring and Feedback in Mutual Support Groups Coordinated by SMART Recovery Australia: Protocol for a Pilot Study.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Adaptation, acceptability and feasibility of a Short Food Survey to assess the dietary intake of children during attendance at childcare.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- Children's Intake of Food from Non-Fast-Food Outlets and Child-Specific Menus: A Survey of Parents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
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17 authors.
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Abstract
introductionThe implementation of dietary guidelines in childcare settings is recommended to improve child public health nutrition. However, foods provided in childcare services are not consistent with guidelines. The primary aim of the trial is to assess the effectiveness of a web-based menu planning intervention in increasing the mean number of food groups on childcare service menus that comply with dietary guidelines regarding food provision to children in care. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A parallel group randomised controlled trial will be undertaken with 54 childcare services that provide food to children within New South Wales, Australia. Services will be randomised to a 12-month intervention or usual care. The experimental group will receive access to a web-based menu planning and decision support tool and online resources. To support uptake of the web program, services will be provided with training and follow-up support. The primary outcome will be the number of food groups, out of 6 (vegetables, fruit, breads and cereals, meat, dairy and 'discretionary'), on the menu that meet dietary guidelines (Caring for Children) across a 1-week menu at 12-month follow-up, assessed via menu review by dietitians or nutritionists blinded to group allocation. A nested evaluation of child dietary intake in care and child body mass index will be undertaken in up to 35 randomly selected childcare services and up to 420 children aged approximately 3-6 years. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval has been provided by Hunter New England and University of Newcastle Human Research Ethics Committees. This research will provide high-quality evidence regarding the impact of a web-based menu planning intervention in facilitating the translation of dietary guidelines into childcare services. Trial findings will be disseminated widely through national and international peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.
trial registrationProspectively registered with Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ANZCTR) ACTRN12616000974404.
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