Impact of Vouchers and Nutrition Education on the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Among Vulnerable Families (FLAM)

University of Paris 13

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Prevention; Nutrition Policy

Treatments: Other: Nutrition education; Other: Vouchers

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02461238

UParis13

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess whether fruit and vegetables vouchers combined with educational support may increase fruits and vegetables consumption of children aged 3 to 10 living in vulnerable families in Saint-Denis, France.

Enrollment: 92 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 10 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least one of the following criteria :

  • One or both parent(s) is/are beneficiary of resource allocation condition
  • One or both parent is/are unemployed
  • Household income below the poverty line

• Minimum of one child aged 3 to 10 at the time of the inclusion

• Stable housing

Exclusion criteria

• Parent is under 18
• Family having no permanent address or planned move within a year
• Consent form unsigned
• Opposition of a parent for their child's inclusion in the study
• Higher household income of 1700 euros per month for single-parent family or higher than 2 000 euros for other families

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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92 participants in 2 patient groups

Vouchers

Active Comparator group

Description:

Families included in the Voucher arm will receive vouchers for fruits and vegetables by mail every month for a period of 1 year coupled to nutritional education from a dietician

Treatment:

Other: Nutrition education

Other: Vouchers

Control

Other group

Description:

Families included in the control arm will only receive nutritional education

Treatment:

Other: Nutrition education