Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness Curriculum Promotes Positive Behaviors in 3rd-5th Graders Compared to Control
Primary Purpose
Childhood Obesity, Nutrition Poor
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
CHFFF nutrition education
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Childhood Obesity focused on measuring Nutrition education, Evaluation, Child diet, EFNEP
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants in EFNEP nutrition education in schools and in after-school programs in 5 counties in NY during the 2014-2015 school year
Exclusion Criteria:
- Younger than 3rd grade (n=3)
- Those with fewer than 4 lessons (n=9)
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Label
CHFFF nutrition education
Arm Description
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP) participants in 5 NY counties in 2015
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Child Diet
Dietary intake was assessed via a self-reported survey, then 4 dietary scores were created based on factor analysis: overall diet quality, vegetable intake, fruit intake, and soda/fast food intake.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Psychosocial mediators
Assessed via a self-report survey, these included soda/fast food choices, and the frequency with which they read nutrition facts labels, shared about healthy eating with their family, and tried a new food.
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03524911
Brief Title
Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness Curriculum Promotes Positive Behaviors in 3rd-5th Graders Compared to Control
Official Title
Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness Curriculum Promotes Positive Behaviors in 3rd-5th Graders Compared to Control Period
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
March 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
October 23, 2014 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
June 11, 2015 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
June 11, 2015 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Cornell University
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness (CHFFF) curriculum was evaluated in 3rd-5th graders, hypothesizing that change pre- to post- CHFFF education would be greater than in the same child during a delayed intervention control period.
Detailed Description
Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness (CHFFF) is a Cornell curriculum for 3rd-6th graders targeting behaviors to prevent obesity and chronic disease risk: fewer sweetened drinks; more vegetables, fruits, and whole grains; fewer high-fat and high-sugar foods; and active play. The 6 lessons use experiential learning, food preparation, active games, goal setting, and a family newsletter. It was evaluated in 561 Expanded Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP) participants in 27 after-school and 28 in-school groups in 5 NY counties in 2015 using a quasi-experimental design, with a delayed-intervention control period prior to CHFFF. Youth completed a self-reported survey 3 times: at initial enrollment, after a 6-week no-intervention control period, and after receiving the 6 weekly CHFFF lessons. Outcome measures included dietary intake scores created based on factor analysis, and related precursors. It was hypothesized that change pre- to post- CHFFF education would be greater than in the same child during the delayed intervention control period. Following CHFFF, youth improved significantly (p<.05) compared to their control period in overall diet quality, vegetable intake, fruit intake, soda/fast food intake and choice, and the frequency with which they read nutrition facts labels, shared about healthy eating with their family, and tried a new food.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Childhood Obesity, Nutrition Poor
Keywords
Nutrition education, Evaluation, Child diet, EFNEP
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Model Description
Delayed intervention
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
561 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
CHFFF nutrition education
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education (EFNEP) participants in 5 NY counties in 2015
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
CHFFF nutrition education
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Child Diet
Description
Dietary intake was assessed via a self-reported survey, then 4 dietary scores were created based on factor analysis: overall diet quality, vegetable intake, fruit intake, and soda/fast food intake.
Time Frame
Youth completed the survey at initial enrollment, after a 6-week delayed-intervention control period, and after receiving CHFFF.
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Psychosocial mediators
Description
Assessed via a self-report survey, these included soda/fast food choices, and the frequency with which they read nutrition facts labels, shared about healthy eating with their family, and tried a new food.
Time Frame
Youth completed the survey at initial enrollment, after a 6-week delayed-intervention control period, and after receiving CHFFF.
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
8 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
12 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Participants in EFNEP nutrition education in schools and in after-school programs in 5 counties in NY during the 2014-2015 school year
Exclusion Criteria:
Younger than 3rd grade (n=3)
Those with fewer than 4 lessons (n=9)
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Wendy Wolfe, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Cornell University Division of Nutritional Sciences
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
Yes
IPD Sharing Plan Description
Submitting all collected IPD to the Ag Data Commons at the USDA National Agricultural Library.
IPD Sharing Time Frame
Plan to submit in May 2018
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
Public access
IPD Sharing URL
https://data.nal.usda.gov/about-ag-data-commons
Links:
URL
http://fnec.cornell.edu/for-partners/curricula/chfff/
Description
Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness curriculum and related resources
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