Partnering for Prevention: Building Healthy Habits in Underserved Communities
- Conditions
- ParentingChild Nutrition Disorders
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Cooking Matters for ParentsBehavioral: Mealtime PREP
- Registration Number
- NCT03559907
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Brief Summary
This pilot study will estimate the unique and additive benefits of two parent-training programs (Cooking Matters for Parents and Promoting Routines of Exploration and Play during Mealtime) offered in undeserved communities.
- Detailed Description
The overall purpose of this research study is to estimate the nutritional benefits (in terms of intake and variety) of the Mealtime PREP intervention, as compared to, and in combination with nutrition education programming being offered in underserved neighborhoods of the greater Pittsburgh area. This project will examine the effects of Mealtime PREP groups as compared with established nutrition education groups, Cooking Matters for Parents. More importantly, this study will determine if offering these interventions in combination offers greater benefits than each in isolation. There are two specific aims of this pilot trial.
1. To examine the effects of a combined program (Cooking Matters + Mealtime PREP) in comparison to offering each of these programs (Cooking Matters vs. Mealtime PREP) in isolation on child nutrition over time.
2. To explore the effects of each of these programs (Cooking Matters vs. Mealtime PREP) and the combined program (Cooking Matters + Mealtime PREP) on parental stress and parent/child interaction over time.
The investigators predict that children in all three arms (Cooking Matters, Mealtime PREP, and Cooking Matters + Mealtime PREP) will demonstrate improved nutrition. The investigators also predict that participants who receive the Mealtime PREP intervention will demonstrate better stability of gains over time.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 53
- Parent to a child aged 1-5 years
- Speaks English
- Willing to participate in 6 or 12 weekly group sessions at local Family Support Center
- Previously completed a Cooking Matters for Parents cooking class
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Cooking Matters for Parents Cooking Matters for Parents Trained instructors with a background in nutrition or culinary arts will lead six weekly, two-hour sessions to groups of 10 parent participants at local Family Support Centers. Cooking Matters + Mealtime PREP Cooking Matters for Parents Parents will receive both programs in succession. They will attend Cooking Matters for Parents followed by Mealtime PREP. In total, this will equal 12 weekly, two-hour sessions delivered to groups of 10 parent participants at a local Family Support Center. Mealtime PREP Mealtime PREP Trained group leaders with experience in pediatric occupational therapy will lead six weekly, two-hour, Mealtime PREP sessions to groups of 10 parent participants at local Family Support Centers. Cooking Matters + Mealtime PREP Mealtime PREP Parents will receive both programs in succession. They will attend Cooking Matters for Parents followed by Mealtime PREP. In total, this will equal 12 weekly, two-hour sessions delivered to groups of 10 parent participants at a local Family Support Center.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from Baseline 3-Day Food Diary (dietary variety) at 6 months 6 months The 3-Day Food Diary is the preferred method of dietary assessment (intake and variety of food consumed) because of a balance between validity and burden. Includes all food consumed and approximate servings for 3 days.Frequencies of foods consumed from different food groups and basic nutritional intake related to the numbers of servings of food in each food group consumed will be calculated. Servings in each category will be compared to national daily recommendations.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from Baseline Nutrition Screening Tool for Every Preschooler (nutritional risk) at 6 months 6 months 17 item, validated screen for young children (1-5 years) that categorizes risk of nutritional problems into 3 categories (score range = 1 (minimum) - 68 (maximum); 1 - 20 = low risk, 21-25 = moderate risk, and 26+ = high risk). Higher scores indicate higher risk for nutritional problems (i.e. lower scores are better).
Change from Baseline Parenting-Stress Inventory, Short-Form (PSI-SF) at 6 months 6 months 36 item scale validated in a sample of low-income families with preschoolers to assess parental stress in three domains and overall. Raw scores are converted to percentiles for interpretation using this tool. For the total parenting stress score, and all three domain scores (Parental Distress, Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction, and Difficult Child), higher percentiles are interpreted as higher stress (range =1-99%) with scores \>90% indicating clinically significant levels of parenting stress.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Pittsburgh
🇺🇸Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States