Fuel for Fun: Cooking With Kids Plus Parents and Play

NCT ID: NCT02491294

Last Updated: 2021-05-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2640 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-07-01

Study Completion Date

2018-07-14

Brief Summary

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Fuel for Fun: Cooking with Kids Plus Parents and Play (FFF), is an integrated research, extension, and education project targeting 4th grade students. Its long-term goal of reducing the risk of childhood obesity will be addressed by promoting healthful food and activity environments, policies and behaviors through: 1) building and testing the efficacy of a 4th grade comprehensive school- and family-based intervention, 2) applying it to an after-school setting to broaden its reach, and, 3) disseminating both versions through outreach.

Detailed Description

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Fuel for Fun: Cooking with Kids Plus Parents and Play (FFF) is based on existing, evidence-based components: the experiential Cooking with Kids curriculum, the SPARK Active Recreation program; principles of behavioral economics in school cafeterias and homes; the online About Eating 5-lesson module based on eating competence concepts, and a family-based FFF component specifically designed for this intervention.

Each component addresses policy and environment in addition to behavior change at school and home. The main research project - school-based FFF - will be implemented in 8 low-to-moderate income schools for two years using an asynchronous design that allows for assessment of the school-based program alone and in combination with both parent programs. Changes in fruit and vegetable intake (measured by self-report, cafeteria plate waste) and activity levels (measured by self-report and accelerometry) are primary outcomes, with measured BMI as a secondary outcome. Subsequent studies will involve the development of an after-school version and adoption of FFF by other districts.

University students will gain valuable research experience and school and Extension educators will receive important childhood obesity prevention training. The project's long term goal is consistent with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) goal of improving the nation's nutrition and health by promoting the development of healthy eating and activity habits in children.

Conditions

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Pediatric Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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School Only

Students whose schools are randomized to this condition only receive the classroom, cafeteria and SPARK active recess components

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

School

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

students receive Cooking With Kids (CWK) - Colorado cooking \& tasting lessons, SPARK active recess, and Cafeteria Connections

School + Family

Students whose schools are randomized to this condition receive the classroom, cafeteria and SPARK active recess components and the family component (family nights, parent blog and action packs)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

School

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

students receive Cooking With Kids (CWK) - Colorado cooking \& tasting lessons, SPARK active recess, and Cafeteria Connections

Family

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

students receive the FFF family component - family nights, parent blog, and action packs that go home after each CWK-Colorado lesson

School + About Eating

Students whose schools are randomized to this condition only receive the classroom, cafeteria and SPARK active recess components and their parents are invited to participate in the online 6 lesson About Eating program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

School

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

students receive Cooking With Kids (CWK) - Colorado cooking \& tasting lessons, SPARK active recess, and Cafeteria Connections

About Eating

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

parents who completed the parent survey are invited to access the 6 lesson online About Eating program

School + Family + About Eating

students whose schools are randomized to this condition receive the classroom, cafeteria and SPARK active recess components and the family component (family nights, parent blog and action packs) and their parents are invited to participate in the online 6 lesson About Eating program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

School

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

students receive Cooking With Kids (CWK) - Colorado cooking \& tasting lessons, SPARK active recess, and Cafeteria Connections

Family

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

students receive the FFF family component - family nights, parent blog, and action packs that go home after each CWK-Colorado lesson

About Eating

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

parents who completed the parent survey are invited to access the 6 lesson online About Eating program

Control

students and their parents in all schools during cohort 1 and 4 (and Ponderosa students in cohort 3) are tested but provided no intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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School

students receive Cooking With Kids (CWK) - Colorado cooking \& tasting lessons, SPARK active recess, and Cafeteria Connections

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Family

students receive the FFF family component - family nights, parent blog, and action packs that go home after each CWK-Colorado lesson

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

About Eating

parents who completed the parent survey are invited to access the 6 lesson online About Eating program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* all students enrolled in participating classrooms are invited to participate

Exclusion Criteria

* none
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Penn State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Poudre School District

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Thompson School District

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Rochester Institute of Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Colorado State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Leslie Cunningham-Sabo

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Cunningham-Sabo L, Lohse B, Clifford J, Burg A, Nigg C. Fuel for Fun Process Evaluation Reveals Strong Implementation and Approval with Varied Parent Engagement. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2023 Jan;55(1):16-29. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2022.08.001.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36621265 (View on PubMed)

Lohse B, Faulring K, Mitchell DC, Cunningham-Sabo L. A Definition of "Regular Meals" Driven by Dietary Quality Supports a Pragmatic Schedule. Nutrients. 2020 Sep 1;12(9):2667. doi: 10.3390/nu12092667.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32882978 (View on PubMed)

Cunningham-Sabo L, Lohse B, Smith S, Browning R, Strutz E, Nigg C, Balgopal M, Kelly K, Ruder E. Fuel for Fun: a cluster-randomized controlled study of cooking skills, eating behaviors, and physical activity of 4th graders and their families. BMC Public Health. 2016 May 26;16:444. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3118-6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27230565 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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12-3278H

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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