Supper Heroes: Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Impact of an Online Environmentally Friendly Eating Intervention for Families
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 330
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Decrease in avoidable food waste
研究概览
简要总结
This study will examine the effectiveness of the online family-based program focused on sustainable eating compared to weekly emails about environmentally friendly behaviours.
详细描述
The investigators will conduct a family-level RCT following CONSORT guidelines: families will be randomly allocated into control and intervention groups. The control group will receive an email once a week for 7 weeks with information about environmentally friendly habits.
The intervention group will participate in the 7-week online Supper Heroes program consisting of 7 online "missions" completed over 7 weeks. Each mission includes tasks for families to complete, including reading infographics, watching short videos, participating in family-based activities, and sharing their progress. Parents will receive 2 text messages each week with information about the program. Families will also receive a toolkit to support their participation which will contain cookbooks, a potato brush, grocery planning tools, and a note that orients them to what is included. It will take approximately 1-2 hours per mission to complete all activities.
- Infographics: Each mission will contain brief, 1-2-page infographics for families to read. Topics are related to the mission theme for that week. For example, families may learn about tips for grocery shopping and meal planning as well as information about plant-based proteins.
- Videos: Similar to the infographics, short, 1-5-minute online videos will be related to the theme of the mission participants are completing. For example, families will watch a short, animated video about grocery shopping.
- Family-based activities: During each mission, participants will be invited to participate in a family-based activity such as follow-along cooking videos, doing an audit of their fridge, and creating a grocery shopping list.
- Sharing: Families will be asked to share their experiences for each mission on an online community share board by providing a photo and/or text.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •have at least one child 9-12 years old
- •live in Ontario, Canada
- •have access to the internet
- •can respond to English surveys
排除标准
- •parent(s) with prior nutrition and food education (e.g., degree in nutrition, culinary arts training)
- •families with food allergies that would prevent them from participating in the intervention (e.g., soy products, beans or lentils)
- •families who are vegetarian or vegan
研究组 & 干预措施
Control Group
Families randomized to the control group will receive weekly emails for 7 weeks about environmentally friendly habits.
干预措施: Monthly emails about environmentally friendly habits (Behavioral)
Supper Heroes online environmentally friendly eating intervention for families
Families randomized to the intervention group will complete a 7-week Supper Heroes program that includes activities focused on making more meals at home, reducing food waste, and eating more plant-based foods.
干预措施: Supper Heroes online environmentally friendly eating intervention for families (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Decrease in avoidable food waste
时间窗: 15 months
The amount of avoidable food waste generated is measured as the difference in weight (grams) between baseline (T0), post-intervention/control (T1), and 6-month follow-up (T2), as assessed by weighed food waste diaries. Participants will complete a food waste diary using a provided kitchen scale and detailed instructions on how to do so. The amount of avoidable food waste will be compared between participants in the Supper Heroes intervention group and those in the control group. Measurement Tool: Food waste diary and kitchen scale. Unit of Measure: Families will be asked to list all food thrown away, the weight of the food (gams) and the reason the food was thrown away (e.g., it went bad) for 7 days. Time Points: Baseline (T0): post-intervention/control (T1 - after completion of either intervention or control activities, 7 weeks); follow-up (T2 - 6 months after completing the intervention or control activities).
次要结局
- Decreased intake of red and processed meats among parents and children.(15 months)
- Increased intake of plant-based foods among parents and children.(15 months)
研究者
Jess Haines
Professor
University of Guelph