Clinical trial

Eat Healthy Grow Healthy Program to Promote Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Preschoolers

Active, not recruiting · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT07493954

Active, not recruitingNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

The Eat Healthy, Grow Healthy (EatGrow) program is a family-based, fully virtual nutrition education intervention designed to improve fruit and vegetable intake among preschool-aged children. Parents and their children participate together in interactive online lessons over eight weeks, including parent-child cooking, taste-testing, and engaging nutrition education. Recruitment was conducted via schools, but schools are not involved in delivering the program. The study measures changes in children's fruit and vegetable intake and willingness to try new foods, as well as parental nutrition literacy, attitudes, and self-efficacy. Weekly tasks are included for engagement.

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

Age18 Years to 99 Years

SexAll

Healthy volunteersAccepted

ConditionChildhood Obesity

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Parent or primary caregiver of a preschool-aged child (3 to 5 years old) enrolled at one of the participating schools. * Responsible for the home food environment, including meal preparation. * Access to a stable internet connection and an internet-enabled device (e.g., "smartphone," tablet, or computer). * Willingness to participate in the full intervention and complete weekly tasks. * Ability and willingness to purchase ingredients for weekly virtual cooking sessions. * Ability to read, speak, and understand English. Exclusion Criteria: * Families unable or unwilling to purchase ingredients for weekly recipes. * Children or parents/caregivers with known allergies to fruits and/or vegetables. * Families without reliable internet access. * Parents/caregivers who are unable to read, speak, or understand English.

Treatments and study arms

EatGrow Intervention

Behavioral

8-week fully virtual, family-based nutrition education program for parents and preschool-aged children, including parent-child cooking, taste-testing, and interactive nutrition education lessons. Delivered entirely online to promote fruit and vegetable intake and reduce food neophobia.

Delayed access

Behavioral

Control group participants receive delayed access to the EatGrow intervention after post-intervention data collection. No nutrition lessons or tasks are provided during the study period.

Primary outcomes

Child fruit and vegetable intakeBaseline to 8 weeks (post-intervention)

Measured using parent-completed surveys assessing the frequency and quantity of fruit and vegetable intake among preschool-aged children.

Child willingness to try new fruits and vegetablesBaseline to 8 weeks (post-intervention)

Measured using parent-completed surveys assessing food neophobia and willingness to try a variety of fruits and vegetables.

Parental nutrition literacy, attitudes, and self-efficacyBaseline to 8 weeks (post-intervention)

Measured using parent-reported surveys assessing changes in nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in incorporating fruits and vegetables into daily meals.

Study locations

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Texas Woman's University🇺🇸 Denton, Texas, United States

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