Adapting Food Culture to the Mediterranean Pattern for International Students in Italy (MeditEat)

University of Pavia

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Physical Inactivity; Eating Habit; Eating Disorders; Diet Habit; Diet, Healthy

Treatments: Behavioral: Food education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06474936

24013/2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to describe the adherence to the Mediterranean diet, the nutritional status, the level of physical activity, and possible eating disorders in international students attending the University of Pavia before and after a food education intervention. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the intervention of food education change the nutritional status of the international students of the University of Pavia? Does the intervention of food education change the level of physical activity of international students of the University of Pavia? Does the intervention of food education change the possible risk of eating disorders related to the possible change of diet from the country of origin of international students? Researchers will compare the measurements done at the first meeting to the measurements made at the last meeting (6 months) to see if the food educational intervention helped the students.

Participants will:

• have the body composition analysed by anthropometric measurements (weight, height, electric bio impedance)
• Receive personalized guidance and support from our team of experts for 6 months.

Visit the clinic 3 times (beginning, 3 months, and by the end of 6 months) for check-ups and tests, and participate in online meetings the other 3 months (second, fourth, and fifth).

Answer online questionnaires and perform a 3-day food diary (beginning, 3 months, and by the end of 6 months).

Enrollment: 23 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ≥ 18 years old
• Able to understand English or Italian
• Nationality diverse than Italian
• Absence of major morbidities that interfere with food choices, such as diabetes, hypertension, renal dysfunction, etc.

Exclusion criteria

• ≤18 years old;
• Italian nationality;
• Presence of major morbidities that interfere with food choices, such as diabetes, hypertension, renal dysfunction, etc.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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23 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Food habits education regarding the Mediterranean diet adapted according to the country of origin.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Food education