Enhancing Knowledge Translation in Nutrition Through a Healthy Eating Blog

Enhancing Knowledge Translation in Nutrition Through a Healthy Eating Blog: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study

The purpose of this study is to determine if a nutrition intervention provided through a healthy eating blog is feasible and acceptable.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Blog

Detailed Description

Participants randomised to the experimental group are exposed to one blog post each week for a period of 6 months. Blog posts focus on the improvement of fruits and vegetables consumption targeting four main determinants of the behavior: (1) knowledge; (2) attitude; (3) self-efficacy; and (4) motivation/goals. Each post included a step-by-step recipe developed by the research team and featuring fruits and vegetables. Recipes were described textually and also using pictures and/or video. Twenty-six posts were created over the six-month intervention. Participants randomised to the control group are not exposed to the healthy eating blog. Feasibility (compliance, dropout and participation rates) and acceptability (satisfaction) of the study were assessed.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 80
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• women aged 18 and older;
• with Internet access as well as an active e-mail address;
• consuming five or less servings of F&V per day;
• living in the Quebec City metropolitan.

Exclusion Criteria:

• women dieting,
• currently pregnant or lactating.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exposition to a healthy eating blog; Participants randomised to this arm are exposed to one blog post each week for a period of 6 months.	Other: Blog; Participants randomised to the experimental group are exposed to one blog post each week for a period of 6 months. Blog posts focus on the improvement of fruits and vegetables consumption targeting four main determinants of the behavior: (1) knowledge; (2) attitude; (3) self-efficacy; and (4) motivation/goals. Each post included a step-by-step recipe developed by the research team and featuring fruits and vegetables. Recipes were described textually and also using pictures and/or video. Twenty-six posts were created over the six-month intervention.
No Intervention: No exposition to a healthy eating blog; Participants randomised to this arm do not have exposure to the blog.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Compliance rates	6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Satisfaction of the healthy eating blog intervention using Questionnaire	Questionnaire	6 months
Dropout rates		6 months
Participation rates		6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Laval University
• Collaborators: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): August 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 8, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 5, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): April 6, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 6, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 5, 2017
• Last Verified: March 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 2014-084 A-2 / 16-06-2015

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO