Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT03524911 |
Other study ID # |
CHFFF0518 |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
N/A
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
October 23, 2014 |
Est. completion date |
June 11, 2015 |
Study information
Verified date |
March 2022 |
Source |
Cornell University |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Interventional
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Clinical Trial 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.
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.