Clinical trial

Eatable Alphabet as a Nutrition Education Tool

Active, not recruiting · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT05166629

Active, not recruitingNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

This pilot randomized controlled trial will test the effectiveness of Eatable Alphabet cards, a child friendly nutrition education tool, on child weight and related behaviors in a clinical sample of 2 to 10-year-old children with overweight/obesity, referred to a pediatric weight management program.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age2 Years to 10 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersNot accepted

ConditionChild Overnutrition, Child Obesity, Child Nutrition Disorders

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * New patient at Cohen Children's Medical Center POWER Kids weight management program (defined as not having been seen by the program within the past 2 years) * Child between the ages of 2-10 * English-speaking Exclusion Criteria: \- No appropriate caregiver available for consent.

Treatments and study arms

Eatable Alphabet

Behavioral

Eatable Alphabet is a set of kitchen activity cards developed by ChopChop Family, in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics, with funding from the CDC (https://www.chopchopfamily.org/eatable-alphabet/). It includes a series of alphabet cards with family-friendly recipes.

Usual Care

Behavioral

Please see above description of usual care.

Primary outcomes

Change in parent reported child vegetable consumption (servings/day)1 month

Parents will complete pre and post intervention/usual care survey measures of vegetable consumption.

Study locations

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Cohen Children's Medical Center🇺🇸 New Hyde Park, New York, United States

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