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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
Cornell University
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Childhood Obesity focused on measuring Nutrition education, Evaluation, Child diet, EFNEP

Eligibility Criteria

8 Years - 12 Years (Child)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

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

    First Posted
    May 2, 2018
    Last Updated
    March 8, 2022
    Sponsor
    Cornell University
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    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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