Integrating Food Rx With Best Feeding Practices With EFNEP
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: BEST study - Nutrition education only, BEST study - Nutrition education and feeding practices, BEST study - Nutrition education, feeding practices, and Food Rx.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Dietary Habits, Childhood Obesity, Food Selection, Feeding Behavior. Basic parameters: 18 years — 64 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Integrating Food Rx With Best Feeding Practices for Chronic Disease Prevention Among EFNEP Participants
Overview
To assess feasibility and acceptability of of integrating Food Rx and Best Feeding Practices with EFNEP participants via a pilot study.
Detailed description
The purpose of the pilot study is to test the FFYF feeding curriculum material and procedures for implementation, staff training, recruitment, and data collection.
Interventions
- Behavioral BEST study - Nutrition education only
125 participants will be recruited for this arms. All program materials will be available in English and Spanish. Study participation will be maintained via weekly phone calls/text messaging by the study staff. The intervention content will be delivered by the Houston Food Bank (HFB) over an 8-week period. - Behavioral BEST study - Nutrition education and feeding practices
125 participants will be recruited for this arm. All program materials will be available in English and Spanish. Study participation will be maintained via weekly phone calls/text messaging by the study staff. The nutrition education content will be delivered by the HFB over an 8-week period. Participants will also receive messages to visit the project website and watch the videos, participate in online activities, and engage in facilitated online discussions. - Behavioral BEST study - Nutrition education, feeding practices, and Food Rx
125 participants will be recruited for this arm. All program materials will be available in English and Spanish. Study participation will be maintained via weekly phone calls/text messaging by the study staff. The nutrition education content will be delivered by the HFB over an 8-week period. Additionally, participants will receive messages to visit the project website and watch the videos, participate in online activities, and engage in facilitated online discussions, in addition to nutrition e
Primary outcome measures
- Change in feeding practices at 3-months will be assessed using the Food Parenting Inventory [Time frame: baseline and post-intervention at 3-months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Living in Harris or Fort Bend counties
- being a parent of a child 4-8 years old
- ability to speak in English or Spanish
- have ready access to a telephone
- have access to the Internet with a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop, or a desktop computer
Exclusion criteria
- parents of children with disabilities and/or those on prescription medications that affect weight and/or appetite
- parents who are not able to complete self-report questionnaires
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Baylor College of Medicine — Houston
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05881759 · H-50824