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Registration number
ACTRN12612001218886
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
13/11/2012
Date registered
19/11/2012
Date last updated
9/12/2013
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Can the Garden to Table programme improve children’s fruit and vegetable consumption?
Scientific title
Can the Garden to Table programme improve children’s fruit and vegetable consumption?
Secondary ID [1] 281534 0
Nil
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Nil
Trial acronym
Garden to Table evaluation
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Fruit and vegetable intake of school children 287818 0
Condition category
Condition code
Diet and Nutrition 288150 288150 0 0
Other diet and nutrition disorders
Public Health 288172 288172 0 0
Health promotion/education

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
The Garden to Table programme is an in-school nutrition promotion programme which teaches children to build a garden and to build and maintain a garden; to grow and harvest fruit, vegetables and herbs; and to prepare and share meals. A comparison of fruit and vegetable consumption and variety, as well as knowledge and attitudes about fruit and vegetables will be made between year 4 and 5 students who have been participating in the Garden to Table programme for at least one school year, with students at schools not participating in the programme, matched for year level.
Intervention code [1] 286048 0
Not applicable
Comparator / control treatment
A group of children who have not participated in the Garden to Table programme, matched for year level, will serve as the control or comparative group.
Control group
Active

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 288353 0
Primary Outcome 1: The proportion of children meeting the dietary guidelines for at least two servings of fruit and at least three servings of vegetables per day by food frequency questionnaire.
Timepoint [1] 288353 0
Timepoint: after at least one school year participation in the Garden to Table programme
Secondary outcome [1] 299936 0
Secondary Outcome 1: Knowledge of fruits, vegetables, cooking and gardening, by a knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy questionnaire.
Timepoint [1] 299936 0
Timepoint: after at least one school year participation in the Garden to Table programme.
Secondary outcome [2] 299937 0
Secondary Outcome 2: Attitude towards fruits, vegetables, cooking and gardening, by a knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy questionnaire
Timepoint [2] 299937 0
Timepoint: after at least one school year participation in the Garden to Table programme.
Secondary outcome [3] 299938 0
Secondary Outcome 3: Cooking- and gardening-related self-efficacy by a knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy questionnaire.
Timepoint [3] 299938 0
Timepoint: after at least one school year participation in the Garden to Table programme.
Secondary outcome [4] 299939 0
Secondary Outcome 4: Variety of fruit and vegetable intake by food frequency questionnaire.
Timepoint [4] 299939 0
Timepoint: after at least one school year participation in the Garden to Table programme.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Children can take part in this study if they're in their fourth or fifth year of primary school and they assent and their parents give consent for them to participate.
Minimum age
5 Years
Maximum age
11 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
For children of the Garden to Table schools, if they have not attended the school for the whole school year they will be excluded from the analysis.

Study design
Purpose
Psychosocial
Duration
Cross-sectional
Selection
Defined population
Timing
Both
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
16/11/2012
Actual
16/11/2012
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
17/12/2012
Actual
17/12/2012
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
332
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1] 4679 0
New Zealand
State/province [1] 4679 0
Auckland

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 286316 0
University
Name [1] 286316 0
Massey University Institute of Food Nutrition and Human Health
Country [1] 286316 0
New Zealand
Primary sponsor type
Individual
Name
Georgia Wakefield
Address
346 Beach Rd, Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand, 0630
Country
New Zealand
Secondary sponsor category [1] 285102 0
None
Name [1] 285102 0
Address [1] 285102 0
Country [1] 285102 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 288386 0
Massey University Human Ethics Committee: Northern
Ethics committee address [1] 288386 0
Room 1.29
Study Centre
Massey University Albany
Gate 1
State Highway 17
Albany
Auckland 0745
New Zealand
Ethics committee country [1] 288386 0
New Zealand
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 288386 0
13/09/2012
Approval date [1] 288386 0
12/11/2012
Ethics approval number [1] 288386 0
1/12/0075

Summary
Brief summary
This research will evaluate the effect of the New Zealand Garden to Table programme on the amount and variety of fruit and vegetable consumption in children from high- and low-decile schools, and their knowledge and attitudes about fruit and vegetables. It will involve comparing children from primary schools with and without the programme, matched for decile. Quantitative questionnaires will be used to assess fruit and vegetable intake, variety, knowledge and attitudes. If the findings of this study support the Garden to Table programme, it could be used to justify an extension to other New Zealand schools, potentially having a major effect on children’s dietary patterns and their later risk of disease.
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Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 34947 0
Ms Georgia Wakefield
Address 34947 0
Massey University Eastbourne Rd Building 22 Gate 4 Oteha Rohe Campus Albany Auckland 0632 New Zealand
Country 34947 0
New Zealand
Phone 34947 0
+64 27 316 8868
Fax 34947 0
Email 34947 0
[email protected]
Contact person for public queries
Name 18194 0
Ms Georgia Wakefield
Address 18194 0
Massey University Eastbourne Rd Building 22 Gate 4 Oteha Rohe Campus Albany Auckland 0632 New Zealand
Country 18194 0
New Zealand
Phone 18194 0
+64 27 316 8868
Fax 18194 0
Email 18194 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 9122 0
Ms Georgia Wakefield
Address 9122 0
Massey University Eastbourne Rd Building 22 Gate 4 Oteha Rohe Campus Albany Auckland 0632 New Zealand
Country 9122 0
New Zealand
Phone 9122 0
+64 27 316 8868
Fax 9122 0
Email 9122 0
[email protected]

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