Snack It Up for Parents: Interventions to Improve Children's Snacks

NCT ID: NCT03678779

Last Updated: 2018-09-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

17 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-31

Study Completion Date

2016-08-31

Brief Summary

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Influencing children's snacking habits has the potential to reap long-term rewards, yet few studies have focused on helping parents to provide healthier snacks for their children. The study tested the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of parent interventions to improve snacks for children ages 8-12.

Detailed Description

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Objective. Influencing children's snacking habits has the potential to reap long-term rewards, yet few studies have focused on helping parents to provide healthier snacks for their children. The study tested the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of parent interventions to improve snacks for children ages 8-12.

Methods. Parents of children enrolled in an out-of-school-time soccer program in a low-income school district (n 16) were recruited. A comparison of 3 randomly-assigned interventions was conducted: 4 parents received grocery store gift cards (Incentive); 7 received nutrition education videos with tip sheets (Education); and 5 received both (Combined). The interventions were assessed qualitatively by interviewing parents and quantitatively to determine motivation (psychosocial survey) and children's snack quality (web-based 24-hour recall).

Conditions

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Snacking

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Incentive

Each week parents received one $5 grocery store gift card per child in the household, intended for the purchase of healthy snacks, donated to the study by a partnering grocery store

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Incentive

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

$5 grocery gift card

Education

Parents received brief weekly nutrition education videos (approximately one minute in length, uploaded on YouTube and viewable on most operating systems and on mobile devices

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Video-based brief nutrition education

Combined

Parents received both the Incentive and Education arm interventions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Combined

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Both Incentive and Education interventions received

Interventions

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Incentive

$5 grocery gift card

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Education

Video-based brief nutrition education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Combined

Both Incentive and Education interventions received

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 year and older
* Must have a child enrolled in one of three designated soccer sites of the study and must agree to let their child take the online 24 hour recall (ASA24)
* Must have a child 7 years or older participating on a soccer team
* Must frequently buy groceries from Stop \& Shop (only if recruited for a study arms that involves grocery coupons)
* Must be literate in English or Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria

* Failure to provide informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Newman's Own Foundation

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Stop & Shop Supermarket Company

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Soccer4Success/America SCORES

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tufts University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

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1601028

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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