Trial reportEuropean journal of nutrition2020
A theory-based randomized controlled trial in promoting fruit and vegetable intake among schoolchildren: PROFRUVE study.
Trial report in European journal of nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03400891 (A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Program Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour to Promote Fruit and Vegetables Intake Among Children. PROFRUVE Study Protocol.), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Program Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour to Promote Fruit and Vegetables Intake Among Children. PROFRUVE Study Protocol.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of a controlled trial of nutrition education in primary school, ZELIAKIDE project: knowledge and mid-morning snack consumption.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Impact of Intervention Strategies on Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Low-, Middle- and High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.Food and nutrition bulletin · 2025Article
- A staged integrated model informing the promotion of healthy dietary behaviors in adolescents: a prospective study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Assessing through a longitudinal study of dietary habits among Romanian school children: effects of COVID-19 pandemic as well as of a school based educational program for promotion of healthy nutrition.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Weight Status Determines the Impact of a School-Based Nutrition Education Intervention on Lifestyle Behaviors in Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Effect of Base Theory Educational Intervention on Health-Promoting Lifestyle in Women Susceptible to Cardiovascular Diseases: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior.Cardiology research and practice · 2023Article
- Program for Healthier School Cafeterias in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: Protocol for a Community-Based Randomized Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThe main objective of the PROFRUVE study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a TPB-based intervention program at increasing fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption in schoolchildren aged 7-10.
methodsEight eligible classrooms were randomly assigned to the intervention (classrooms n = 4; children n = 90) or control group (classrooms n = 4; children n = 95). The intervention group received 14 sessions of 1 h during an academic year (from October to June) but the control group did not. Sessions were based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and focused on modifying FV intake. FV consumption was evaluated before, shortly after and 1 year after intervention ended using validated 7-day food records.
resultsFV intake increased significantly in the intervention group (+ 0.45 servings/day; 95% CI 0.17-0.74; p = 0.001) but not in the control group (+ 0.01 servings/day; 95% CI -0.20-0.22; p = 0.409) shortly after the intervention. Long-term measurement showed that 1 year after intervention finished, the intervention group maintained the effect (+ 0.52 servings/day from baseline; 95% CI 0.22-0.78; p = 0.003). Linear mixed model also showed that nested groups by classrooms differ from intervention and control groups regarding FV intake change (p = 0.002). Multiple linear regression showed that receiving the intervention (B = 0.345, p = 0.045) and FV baseline intake (B = - 0.383, p = 0.000) were associated with FV intake change after adjusting the model by age, gender and family social economic status (SES) (R
conclusionsThe intervention program based on TPB seemed to be moderately effective in increasing FV intake and successful in maintaining the effect of the reached increase. Moreover, baseline FV intake determined the effect size of the intervention.
trial registrationThis study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov. Identifier: NCT03400891. Data registered 17/01/2018.
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