Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness Curriculum Promotes Positive Behaviors in 3rd-5th Graders Compared to Control

Childhood Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness Curriculum Promotes Positive Behaviors in 3rd-5th Graders Compared to Control Period

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03524911
• Other study ID #: CHFFF0518
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• 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
• Study type: Interventional

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 561
• Est. completion date: June 11, 2015
• Est. primary completion date: June 11, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 8 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

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)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Childhood Obesity
• Malnutrition
• Nutrition Poor
• Pediatric Obesity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• CHFFF nutrition education

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cornell University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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.	Youth completed the survey at initial enrollment, after a 6-week delayed-intervention control period, and after receiving CHFFF.
Secondary	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.	Youth completed the survey at initial enrollment, after a 6-week delayed-intervention control period, and after receiving CHFFF.

External Links

•   Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness curriculum and related resources