Clinical trial

Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas

Active, not recruiting · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06565455

Active, not recruitingNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

Childhood obesity is a national problem with racial and ethnic disparities specifically among Hispanic children. The primary purpose of this study is to develop and implement a culturally appropriate healthy eating intervention called Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas. Specific Aim (SA) 1. To develop a culturally appropriate healthy eating promotion intervention (Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas) in collaboration with Hispanic churches and their congregants. SA2. To conduct the Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas intervention in eight churches (four churches in the intervention vs four in the control/attention group), and to assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the intervention. SA3. To assess the impact of the Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas intervention on healthy food preparation (mothers) and intake of fruits and vegetables (child). The investigators will compare between the intervention group (16 mother-child dyads) versus the control/attention group (16 mother-child dyad) to see if the intervention is effective in improving diet quality and changing cooking behaviors. Participants will: 1. Participate in cooking workshops and one to one learning activities 2. Report on diet and physical activity 3. Will measure fruit and vegetable intake

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

Age7 Years to Not listed

SexAll

Healthy volunteersAccepted

ConditionPediatric Obesity, Health Behavior, Risky

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 to 45 years old * Living in the United States for at least one year * At least one child aged 7 to 12 years old, and * English and/or Spanish speaker Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to read or write in English or Spanish.

Treatments and study arms

Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas

Behavioral

The intervention will consist of seven healthy eating culturally developed modules, which will be implemented/delivered in the participants home and two cooking demonstration/tasting workshops for the participants in the intervention group (mothers in the church setting and individual and collective goal settings for the intervention group.

Primary outcomes

Changes in dietary behaviorBaseline (T0), Week 22 (T1)

Evaluated via eating habits as reported through the Food Frequency Questionnaire

Change in diet quality - Food Frequency QuestionnaireBaseline (T0), Week 22 (T1)

Evaluated based on eating habits reported through the Food Frequency Questionnaire

Change in diet quality - Healthy Cooking Questionnaire-2Baseline (T0), Week 22 (T1)

Evaluated based on eating habits reported through the Healthy Cooking Questionnaire-2

Study locations

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences🇺🇸 Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

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