NCT07170696

Dialogic Reading-Based Nutrition Education on Preschool Children

The Impact of Dialogic Reading-Based Nutrition Education on Preschool Children's Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Diversity: A Quasi-Experimental Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 46 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Medeniyet University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Months – 66 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dialogic reading-based nutrition education program in improving nutrition knowledge and dietary diversity among preschool children.

Detailed description

This study uses a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test design. A total of 46 children (26 in the intervention group and 20 in the control group) from two preschools in Istanbul are included. The intervention group receives an eight-week nutrition education program that integrates dialogic reading with real food exposure, sensory play, table-top activities, and parental involvement. Data are collected using the Children Nutrition Knowledge Form, Dietary Diversity Scale, and anthropometric measurements. The study is designed to assess whether a dialogic reading-based and multi-component nutrition education program can enhance preschool children's nutrition knowledge and dietary diversity.

Conditions

• Nutrition Knowledge
• Dietary Diversity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	nutrition education	dialogic reading-based nutrition education

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-09
• Primary completion: 2024-10-15
• Completion: 2024-10-15
• First posted: 2025-09-12
• Last updated: 2025-09-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)