Co-creation of Nutrition Interventions in Higher Education Settings (DACCORD Study)

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-30
SponsorUniversité Sorbonne Paris Nord

About this trial

The DACCORD study is a participatory research project which aims to provide insights on how to involve higher education students and diverse partners in the co-creation of campus nutrition interventions through a deliberative mini-public.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

being an adult (18 years of age or older)

being enrolled at USPN at the time of the study

being enrolled in initial training with in-person classes

Disqualifiers

being enrolled in continuing education or work-study programs

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Student citizens' assembly

    Behavioral

    The intervention consists in participating in a deliberative mini-public, a student citizens' assembly whose mission is to to co-create a list of concrete proposals that would improve the access of USPN students to sustainable diets and physical activity

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Participation in the student citizens' assemblyExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Transferability indicators (Reach indicator of the RE-AIM framework)

Proportion and representativeness of students participating in the mini-public

Time frame
Throughout implementation of the student citizens assembly (5 months)
2

Transferability indicators (Effectiveness indicator of the RE-AIM framework)

Qualitative analyses of the student citizens assembly proposals, in comparison with the recognized determinants of diet, using the DONE framework

Time frame
Throughout implementation of the student citizens assembly (5 months)
3

Transferability indicators (Adoption indicator of the RE-AIM framework)

Aggregated data on the characteristics of non-student members of the mini-public (in terms of gender, age, employer and job description)

Time frame
Throughout implementation of the student citizens assembly (5 months)
4

Transferability indicators (Implementation indicator of the RE-AIM framework)

Mini-public expertise, monetary cost of implementing the citizens' assembly, comparisont of actual vs. planned implementation

Time frame
Throughout implementation of the student citizens assembly (5 months)

Secondary outcomes

1

Changes in dietary habits

Usual intake of the main food groups, assessed with a short food frequency questionnaire, and comparisons with current dietary recommendations

Time frame
Before and one month after the student citizens' assembly
2

Changes in sustainable dietary practices

Sustainable dietary practices (usual intake of plant-based and animal products, consumption of ultra-processed foods, usual intake of organic food, food supply locations, use of a composter, food waste and recycling, meal preparation habits), assessed with the SHED index. A higher score indicates greater sustainable practices.

Time frame
Before and one month after the student citizens' assembly
3

Changes in knowledge of diet's environmental impact

Knowledge of diet's environmental impact, assessed with a validated questionnaire. A higher score indicates greater knowledge.

Time frame
Before and one month after the student citizens' assembly
4

Changes in citizens' practices

Participation in civic activities (vote, forum, petition signing...), frequency of participation in online and offline political conversation, self-confidence when expressing opinions on diet, trust in the university institution, perceived usefulness of citizens' assemblies, assessed by questionnaire

Time frame
Before and one month after the student citizens' assembly

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

Lead sponsor

Paris 12 Val de Marne University

Collaborator

National Research Agency, France

Collaborator

Institute for Research in Public Health, France

Collaborator

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