Clinical trial · Interventional
The Fruit and Vegetable Study
Implementation Intentions for Improving Fruit and Vegetable Intakes
NCT00468156CI-TRIAL-00008717completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The main aim of this study is to determine if persons can increase fruit and vegetable intakes if they make a specific plan to do so.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| telephone support | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| written materials | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| written materials only | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 1
- description
- written materials only
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: written materials only
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 2
- description
- written materials plus asked to form implementation intentions
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: written materials
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 3
- description
- same as arm 2 plus telephone support
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 40 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 40 and older * Give informed consent * In general good health * Less than 5.5 servings/day of fruits and vegetables Exclusion Criteria: * On medically prescribed diets that the study would not be consistent with * Evidence of eating disorders * Health problems that affect energy needs (eg. broken leg can interfere with normal activities and affect energy needs).
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTDjuric Z, Ellsworth JS, Ren J, Sen A, Ruffin MT 4th. A randomized feasibility trial of brief telephone counseling to increase fruit and vegetable intakes. Prev Med. 2010 May-Jun;50(5-6):265-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.03.003. Epub 2010 Mar 11. PMID 20226809