Promoting healthy eating among higher education students

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This project implements and evaluates two dietary interventions aimed at encouraging healthy and sustainable eating behaviors among Flemish higher education students. Over eight weeks, the interventions will utilize nudges in student restaurants, social media campaigns, and workshops to promote healthier lifestyle choices during a critical transition period. Effectiveness will be assessed through questionnaires administered at baseline, post-intervention, and five months later, with control groups at other campuses for comparison. The initiative is part of a broader effort to combat unhealthy eating habits and obesity, which are significant risk factors for cancer.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Higher education students:

  * Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for par-ticipation in the study;
  * Male, female or X, aged 18-24 years;
  * Healthy higher education students from institution X or campus Y.
* Adopters and implementers:

  * Persons who are involved in the design, implementation, daily operations or management of the nutrition intervention.
  * Persons who have knowledge of the specific goals of the nutrition intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Higher education students:

  * Students who speak insufficient Dutch;
  * Students who are less than 18 years old.
* Adopters and implementers:

  * Persons who speak insufficient Dutch.

Where it's running

• University of Antwerp - Stadscampus
  Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium Recruiting
• University of Antwerp - Campus Drie Eiken
  Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium Recruiting
• University college Leuven-Limburg: Campus Diepenbeek
  Diepenbeek, Limburg, Belgium Recruiting
• University College Leuven-Limburg: Campus Proximus
  Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Tom Deliens — Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Study coordinator: Maxine Vanhove
• Email: maxine.vanhove@vub.be
• Phone: +32 471330330

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.