School gardening, cooking and sports participation intervention to improve fruits and vegetables intake and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among Chinese children: Study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2022
Abstract
Inadequate intake of fruits and vegetables (FV) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in children has become a global public health problem. Therefore, school-based gardening and cooking (SGC) and sports participation (SP) interventions may be effective in improving children's FV intake and MVPA. The aim of this study is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of SGC and SP interventions on FV intake and MVPA among Chinese children. In this cluster randomized controlled trial study, 237 children in grades 4-5 from six public primary schools from Changsha, Hunan Province, China will be randomly assigned to: (1) a SGC and SP combined intervention group; (2) a SP intervention group; (3) a regular practice group. The intervention clusters will be implemented for a period of 6 months and follow up will be carried out after 12 months. The outcome will be collected using a combination of self-reported and objective measures. Primary outcomes will include children's FV intake and duration of MVPA per day, and secondary outcomes will included frequency and attitudes of FV intake and SP, in addition to other measures. Finally, a process evaluation will be used to analyze the facilitators and barriers to intervention implementation. Trial Registration: (Registration Number: ChiCTR2200064141).
Keywords
Gardening intervention, Sports participation, Fruits and vegetables, Rope skipping, school children
Divisions
1234
Funders
Social Science Foundation Education Special Project of Hunan Province in 2021 (Grant No: 21YBJ24)
Publication Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
19
Issue
21
Publisher
MDPI
Publisher Location
ST ALBAN-ANLAGE 66, CH-4052 BASEL, SWITZERLAND