Childhood Obesity Clinical Trial
Official title:
Husky Reads Evaluation: Measuring Changes in Fruit and Vegetable Recognition and Liking
Verified date | November 2021 |
Source | UConn Health |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
Since 1998, UCONN undergraduate students have volunteered as part of a service- learning course to deliver a program called Husky Reads. Inspired by the nationally accepted American Academy of Pediatrics' program "Reach Out and Read," Husky Reads was first designed for promotion of health, nutrition habits and literacy by reading health-oriented books to young children in pediatric and health clinics. The Husky Reads curriculum now includes a series of 10 lessons designed to introduce preschool-age children to MyPlate while improving fruit and vegetable literacy. Undergraduate students enrolled in the Husky Reads service- learning course at UConn or college students participating in the paid summer internship program deliver the preschool lessons. Each team of 2-3 undergraduate students is assigned 2-3 early care classrooms to visit and deliver Husky Reads lessons to on a weekly basis. This series targets children at an early age because early childhood is a pivotal time to influence the path towards healthy behaviors and away from obesity. The effectiveness of the Husky Reads curriculum on a preschool age child's correct identification and liking of fruits and vegetables has not been established. The proposed evaluation uses a pre-test/post- test control group design with paired data at the child level to explore whether children who participate in Husky Reads have increased odds of correctly identifying the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) "MyPlate" program (MyPlate) and food group concepts and trying or liking select fruits and vegetables.
Status | Suspended |
Enrollment | 900 |
Est. completion date | December 31, 2022 |
Est. primary completion date | December 31, 2022 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 35 Months to 71 Months |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - child attending center or school based early care with high family enrollment in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) Exclusion Criteria: - child whose parent has signed the "opt out" portion of the notification form. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | UConn Health | Farmington | Connecticut |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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UConn Health |
United States,
Carraway-Stage V, Spangler H, Borges M, Goodell LS. Evaluation of a pictorial method to assess liking of familiar fruits and vegetables among preschool children. Appetite. 2014 Apr;75:11-20. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.12.011. Epub 2013 Dec 21. — View Citation
Larsen AL, Liao Y, Alberts J, Huh J, Robertson T, Dunton GF. RE-AIM Analysis of a School-Based Nutrition Education Intervention in Kindergarteners. J Sch Health. 2017 Jan;87(1):36-46. doi: 10.1111/josh.12466. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Identification of MyPlate | Ability to name MyPlate (Larsen et al) | Three week post 10-week intervention | |
Primary | Ability to place foods in MyPlate food groups | Measured by using the Food Group Game, informed by Building a Healthy Me! evaluation survey. (Larsen et al.) | Three week post 10-week intervention | |
Primary | Identification of specified fruits and vegetables | Identification using modified Carraway-Stage protocol | Three week post 10-week intervention | |
Primary | Preference for specified fruits and vegetables | Fruit and vegetable liking as measured by modified Carraway-Stage protocol | Three week post 10-week intervention |
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