Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Food Skills Program for Children With Type 1 Diabetes During COVID-19

Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Trial

Official title:

Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Food Skills Program for Children With Type 1 Diabetes During COVID-19

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05197114
• Other study ID #: 1000076894
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 25, 2022
• Est. completion date: September 25, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: January 2022
• Source: The Hospital for Sick Children
• Contact: Vanita Pais
• Phone: 4168135745
• Email: Vanita.Pais[@]sickkids.ca
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Food forms an integral part of diabetes management. As children mature into young adults, they must learn to adopt lifestyle behaviours critical for optimal diabetes care. The development of food preparation and cooking skills at a young age may help to facilitate healthy food choices in children and provide a solid foundation for young adulthood. Food skills workshops are effective interventions that have been shown to improve food literacy and healthy eating in the general pediatric population. However, food skills programs have not been adequately evaluated in children with type 1 diabetes. Further, virtual programs are not well assessed, which can increase the accessibility of food education during the pandemic and in the future.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: September 25, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: March 25, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 6 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Type 1 diabetes for over one year

Exclusion Criteria:

• Type 1 diabetes for less than one year, non-English speaking, do not have access to a computer or internet

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
• Type 1 Diabetes

Intervention

Other:
• summerlunch+ At Home Food Skills Program
The summerlunch+ At Home program a virtual eight-week food skills program that teaches cooking, nutrition and environmental sustainability to children. The program has been adapted for those with Type 1 Diabetes to teach important food skills specific to diabetes management.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	The Hospital for Sick Children	Toronto	Ontario

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Hospital for Sick Children	Ryerson University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Feasibility and acceptability of the virtual summerlunch+At Home program	Questionnaire	Two months
Primary	Feasibility and acceptability of the virtual summerlunch+At Home program		Three months
Primary	Feasibility and acceptability of the virtual summerlunch+At Home program	Questionaire	Six months
Secondary	The impact of the program on food literacy skills children's attitude towards cooking, cooking confidence, food knowledge and food preferences -	Questionnaire to measure the change in food literacy skills before and after the program.	Two months, three months and six months
Secondary	Changes in glycemic control as measured through HbA1C levels	Routine blood work	Two months, three months and six months