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Nutrition AssessmentNCT05894174

The Effect of Board Game-Based Nutrition Education on Primary School Children

A study testing Board Game in people with Nutrition Assessment and Education, run by Istanbul Kent University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study to design a board game that will enable primary school children to recognize foods by enabling them to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy foods by going beyond the traditional education patterns and to compare the effects of this board game-based nutrition education intervention on… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 9 to 11 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Nutrition Assessment, Education, Child Behavior
What is being tested?
Board Game
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
19 May 2023to 15 Jun 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 9 to 11 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • In the 3 schools where the study will be carried out
  • 4th grade student
  • Does not have any physical disability related to vision, hearing and speech
  • Without any chronic or metabolic disease

Who cannot join

  • Having any chronic or metabolic disease
  • Can't read and write

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Beyzanur Çamlıbel

    Istanbul, Gaziosmanpaşa, 34240

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Board Game-Based Nutrition Education on Primary School Children's Nutrition Behaviors, Self-Efficacy and Attitudes

The purpose of this study to design a board game that will enable primary school children to recognize foods by enabling them to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy foods by going beyond the traditional education patterns and to compare the effects of this board game-based nutrition education intervention on children's behaviors, self-efficacy, and attitudes with the control group in which no intervention was made.

Read the detailed description

Nutrition is an important part of health and development. In particular, the gaining of healthy eating habits in early childhood promotes growth and development and reduces the risk of many non-communicable diseases, especially obesity. In order to create healthy societies in the future, nutrition education is one of the effective methods for developing healthy eating behaviors and raising awareness starting from childhood. Game-based education approaches provide motivation for learning information that is made a part of the game by going beyond traditional education methods. Board games are used in nutrition education by giving children the opportunity to think interactively and make different choices with their immersive stories and designs.

Being tested
Board Game
Keywords
Dietary Intake, Behavior, Self Efficacy, Attitude
Medical subject headings
Child Behavior, Behavior

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Board GameBehavioural

    Food Hunter board game intervention, which includes various nutrient cards and question cards and is played with pawns and dice, will be played with children for approximately 4 weeks, one day a week and one session (40 minutes) with the researcher dietitian. By talking about the nutrients in the game on the game cards, children will be able to recognize the nutrients and important points will be emphasized for the participants with the answers to the cards containing various questions about healthy nutrition.

Study groups in NCT05894174
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intervention GroupExperimentalThe intervention group refers to the group that will the "Food Hunter" board game intervention developed by the researchers to enable children to recognize healthy and unhealthy foods; to learn what vitamins and minerals are necessary for children in the growth and development period, their effects on our health and in which foods they are found.
Receives: Behavioral: Board Game
Control GroupNo interventionThe control group refers to the group that will not receive any nutrition education intervention.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in Food Behavior Scale (FBS)

    It was developed to measure children's habit of consuming low-fat/salt foods in contrast to high-fat/salt food options. A validity and reliability study was conducted (Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.68). The items of the scale consisting of 14 questions with 2 options take a value of -1 for unhealthy food and +1 for healthy food and the total score varies between -14 and +14. A high total score on the scale indicates healthy eating habits.

    Measured: Baseline and four weeks

  2. Change in Children's Dietary Self- Efficacy Scale (CDSS)

    It was developed to measure children's self-confidence to choose low-fat and low-salt foods despite the fatty and salty food options. A reliability and validity study was conducted (Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.79). It is a 3-point Likert-type scale consisting of 15 items. Scale items can be scored between -1 and +1 (-1: not sure, 0: somewhat sure, +1: very sure) and the total score varies between -15 and +15. A high total score on the scale indicates a high self-efficacy value.

    Measured: Baseline and four weeks

  3. Change in Nutrition Attitude Subscale (NAS)

    It's the nutrition-related subscale of the Child Heart Health Promotion Attitude Scale, which normally consists of 4 subscales with 16 questions. The aim of the scale is to assess the heart health promotion attitudes of school-age children. The validity and reliability of this Likert-type scale has been studied (Cronbach's alpha coefficient 0.68). In the study, the scale consists of 4 questions and the scale items are scored as 1 "strongly disagree" and 4 "strongly agree" and the total score that can be obtained varies between a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 16 points. A high total score indicates a positive attitude.

    Measured: Baseline and four weeks

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Change in The Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)

    It is a food consumption frequency form with 16 nutrients. Participants were required to indicate the frequency of consumption of the specified foods and meals by selecting one of the following options: "every day (5), 5-6 days a week (4), 3-4 days a week (3), 1-2 days a week (2), 1-2 days a month (1) and never (0)".

    Measured: Baseline and four weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Jun 2023
  2. Study start19 May 2023
  3. Primary completion2 Jun 2023
  4. Study completion15 Jun 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Two groups with the intervention group in which the game was applied and the control group
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05894174
Sponsor's protocol ID
KENT-BES-BC-01
Status last verified
Jun 2023
First submitted
18 May 2023
Last updated
18 Jun 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Board Game in people with Nutrition Assessment and Education, run by Istanbul Kent University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Jun 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in Food Behavior Scale (FBS) (time frame: Baseline and four weeks). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Jun 2023.

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