Manuscript Details

Mirotta, J. A., Darlington, G. A., Buchholz, A. C., Haines, J., Ma, D. W. L., & Duncan, A. M. (2018). Guelph Family Health Study’s home-based obesity prevention intervention increases fibre and fruit intake in preschool-aged children [Study 2: Two home visits]. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, 79(2), 86–90. https://doi.org/10.3148/cjdpr-2017-036

Model(s): Guelph Family Health Study (GFHS)
Study Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov
Indeterminate rating
Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 2
Study design characteristics contributing to rating
Design Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors? Valid, reliable measures?
Cluster randomized controlled trial High

Indeterminate

No

Yes
Notes from the review of this manuscript

This manuscript received an indeterminate rating because HomVEE was unable to determine whether the intervention and comparison groups in the analyzed sample were equivalent at baseline on race or ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Manuscripts receive a rating of indeterminate whenever HomVEE reviewers lack sufficient information on one or more features of the study design that are required for the study to receive a rating of moderate or high. A rating of indeterminate is not a statement about the quality of the research or the research design.