A Controlled-intervention Trial to Increase Child Vegetable Intake Through Parent-implemented Behavioral Strategies
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
- Enrollment
- 103
- Primary Endpoint
- change in # of vegetable servings consumed by child measured by averaging vegetable serving data extracted from 3, 24-hr recalls.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
A community nutrition trial among a diverse low-income population that tested the effect of parent-child cooking nutrition intervention on vegetable intake among 9-12 children.
Detailed Description
This study was a nonrandomized, controlled trial to determine whether a series of 6 weekly parent-child vegetable cooking skills classes and parent-led strategies informed by behavioral economics (1/week) (intervention group) improved dietary and non-dietary outcomes of a racially and ethnically diverse sample of low-income children (ages 9-12) more than a vegetable cooking skills program alone (control group).
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Participant child must be 9-12 years old
- •Parent must be the main food preparer for the household
- •The family must qualify for some form of public assistance
- •Have a phone
- •Must not have participated in a previous Cooking Matters for Families in the past 3 years
- •Be able to read, speak, and understand English (or Spanish for Spanish-only courses).
- •Exclusion criteria:
- •\*No exclusions other than those that do not meet inclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
change in # of vegetable servings consumed by child measured by averaging vegetable serving data extracted from 3, 24-hr recalls.
Time Frame: change from baseline to 12 months post-baseline
Number of vegetable servings were assessed from 3, 24-hr dietary recalls, collected by trained study personnel in-person and over the phone from each child, using Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR®)software). The 3, 24-hr recalls were averaged to come up with an aggregate # of vegetable servings.
Secondary Outcomes
- change in child's dietary energy (in kilocalories) intake(change from baseline to 12-months post-baseline)
- change in child cooking skills self-efficacy as measured by a validated survey to measure child cooking self-efficacy(change from baseline to 9 weeks post-baseline (i.e., immediate post-intervention))
- change in liking of vegetables by child ( liking rating scale was comprised of values across a 10-point labeled hedonic scale (1 -"Hate it" to 5 - "It's okay" to 10 - "Love it"))(change from baseline to 12-months post baseline)
- change in number different of vegetables tried by child(change from baseline to 12-months post-baseline)
- change in number of available vegetables in the child's home(change from baseline to 12-months post baseline)
- change in child's Healthy Eating Index 2010 score (a measure of dietary quality)(change from baseline to 12-months post baseline)
- change in liking of vegetables by child (liking rating scale was comprised of values across a 10-point labeled hedonic scale (1 -"Hate it" to 5 - "It's okay" to 10 - "Love it"))(change from baseline to 9 weeks post-baseline (i.e., immediate post-intervention))
- change in child's body mass index (as measured by collected height (m) and weight (kg) from child)(change from baseline to 12-months post baseline)
- change in adult cooking skills confidence as measured by a validated survey to measure adult cooking confidence. Response options for the cooking confidence questions: (4 items, 1 = not at all confident - 5 = very confident).(change from baseline to 9 weeks post-baseline (i.e., immediate post-intervention))