What are swiss kids eating? national survey reveals diet and health data
NCT ID NCT07204860
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at the eating habits, lifestyle, and health of 1,852 healthy children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 living in Switzerland. Researchers collected dietary recalls, blood and urine samples, physical measurements, and questionnaire data to understand nutritional status. The goal was to gather information for public health, not to test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,852 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Invited individuals were randomly selected from the Swiss cantonal population registries using the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) sampling frame. The sample of invited persons consisted in 6-17yo children and adolescents residing in Swiss municipalities located within a 30 minutes travel-time to the 6 investigation centers (Bellinzona, Bern, Lausanne, Luzern, St. Gallen, Zurich), stratified in three age groups : 6-9yo, 10-13yo, 14-17yo
- Ages
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6 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy and free-living children aged between 6 and 17 years * Permanent residents in Switzerland * Participants and their legal guardian(s) must be able to read and speak German, French or Italian * Informed consent provided Exclusion Criteria: * Known severe chronic disease (e.g. renal, gastrointestinal, cognitive disorder) * Hospitalization (overnight stay in the last four weeks before the visit) * Pregnancy and breastfeeding * Insufficient knowledge of German, French or Italian or inability to understand the study and/or to provide informed consent * Inability to come to recruitment center * Refusal to be informed about study incidental findings concerning the child
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kinderklinik Inselspital
Bern, Switzerland
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Kinderspital Luzern (LUKS)
Lucerne, Switzerland
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Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona, Istituto Pediatrico della Svizzera Italiana
Bellinzona, Switzerland
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Ostschweizer Kinderspital (OKS)
Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
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Unisante
Lausanne, Switzerland
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Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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