Food and Nutrition Education in Quilombolas Communities With Food Insecurity: Multi-sector Intervention

April 18, 2019 updated by: Marilda Borges Neutzling, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Food and Nutrition Education in Quilombolas Communities With Food Insecurity: Intervention Based on Traditional Food Practices, Healthy Eating Promotion and Enforceability of Human Right to Adequate Food

To optimize the food security in quilombolas communities with high prevalence of food insecurity and obesity, the present study proposes to test a multi-sector intervention including agriculture sectors, health professionals and family members of communities, based on promotion of traditional food practices, health eating and enforceability of human right to adequate food.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The present study proposes to develop nutrition education strategies through multi-sector intervention in order to promote the consumption of healthy foods and improvements in the health status of the quilombola population.This is a non-randomized cluster trial in four quilombolas communities in Southern Brazil (Passo do Lorenço, Algodão, Serrinha do Cristal and Nova Palma), combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Brazil
    • Rio Grande Do Sul
      • Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil, 90035-003
        • Pos-graduated Program in Epidemiology. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Quilombolas certified communities in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with higher prevalence of food insecurity and obesity.

Exclusion Criteria:

Community leaders with no interest in study intervention.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Multi-sector interventions

Multi-sector interventions

  • Multi-sector interventions to enhance food security: Agricultural interventions are matched with field training for government sectors working with quilombolas communities on best agronomic practices to promote technical assistance for this communities. Stimulate the participation in the Program of Food Acquisition, supporting quilombolas agriculture.
  • For quilombolas participants: nutritional counseling based on traditional healthy cooking practices, using traditional recipes.
  • For health professionals: to strengthen food and nutrition actions at all levels of health care. Food and nutritional education training for primary care health professionals.
  • Helping families to have more knowledge about your citizen rights.
Other: Multi-sector interventions
  • Multi-sector interventions to enhance food security: Agricultural interventions are matched with field training for government sectors working with quilombolas communities on best agronomic practices to promote technical assistance for this communities. Stimulate the participation in the Program of Food Acquisition, supporting quilombolas agriculture.
  • For quilombolas participants: nutritional counseling based on traditional healthy cooking practices, using traditional recipes.
  • For health professionals: to strengthen food and nutrition actions at all levels of health care. Food and nutritional education training for primary care health professionals.
  • Helping families to have more knowledge about your citizen rights.
Placebo Comparator: Control
Conventional approach of current public food and nutrition policies.
Other: Control
Placebo Comparator: Conventional approach of current public food and nutrition policies.
Other Names:
  • Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Reduction in Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale score
Time Frame: 16 weeks after multisector intervention
16 weeks after multisector intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Improve consumption of healthy foods
Time Frame: 16 weeks after multisector intervention
Healthy Eating Index (HEI) score. HEI is an indicator of dietary quality developed according to current Brazilian nutritional recommendations.
16 weeks after multisector intervention
Number of participants who access food programs
Time Frame: 16 weeks after multisector intervention
16 weeks after multisector intervention
Number of participants that improve knowledge about citizen rights.
Time Frame: 16 weeks after multisector intervention
16 weeks after multisector intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Collaborators

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Marilda Neutzling, PhD, Post Graduate Studies Program in Epidemiology. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
  • Study Chair: Michele Drehmer, PhD, Post Graduate Studies Program in Epidemiology. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
  • Study Chair: Daniela Knauth, PhD, Post Graduate Studies Program in Epidemiology. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
  • Study Chair: Fernanda Bairros, PhD, Post Graduate Studies Program in Epidemiology. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 29, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 1, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

July 2, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 19, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 18, 2019

Last Verified

April 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 25445

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