Pilot Evaluation of Youth Chef Academy
- Conditions
- Dietary ModificationChild
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Youth Chef Academy
- Registration Number
- NCT02463149
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Brief Summary
This project examined the effectiveness of Youth Chef Academy (YCA), a classroom-based experiential culinary and nutrition literacy curriculum for middle-school students. The primary study hypothesis was that students assigned to YCA would demonstrate greater improvement in F/V and whole grain consumption compared to students in the control group. Eight classrooms in eight public K-8 schools participated in the project. Classrooms were assigned to intervention or control condition in a non-randomized manner. YCA was delivered by project staff to all of the students in the four intervention classrooms. Students completed a survey to assess primary and secondary outcomes at baseline, six-week curriculum completion, and at twelve-week curriculum completion (YCA extended twelve-week curriculum cohort).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 248
- Student in intervention or control classroom
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Youth Chef Academy Youth Chef Academy Receives intervention
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in fruit and vegetable consumption Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks Change in fruit and vegetable consumption calculated from self-reported times per day consuming fruits and vegetables using the 7-item tool from the Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System
Change in whole grain consumption Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks Change in whole grain consumption calculated from self-reported times per day consuming whole grains using a revised version of the 8-item tool from the Power of 3 project
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method