Eatable Alphabet as a Nutrition Education Tool

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-09-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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The goal of this research study is to determine whether the use of Eatable Alphabet cards in addition to standard weight management in a primary care setting will increase vegetable consumption. Additional outcomes that will be examined include fruit consumption, child engagement in meal selection and preparation, and clinic follow-up. If the intervention shows a significant effect in the above outcome measures, Eatable Alphabet cards can be implemented as a standard component of obesity management in primary care settings. It is hypothesized that the intervention will increase vegetable consumption, increase child engagement in meal selection and preparation, and increase clinic follow-up.

The study design is randomized control trial, in which the control group includes parent-child dyads receiving care as usual in the weight management program, including nutrition education, and the intervention group includes parent-child dyads receiving care as usual in the weight management program plus Eatable Alphabet cards in addition to typical nutrition education. All study participants will be families receiving care at the POWER Kids Weight Management Program at 410 Lakeville Road, with the child between the ages of 2 and 10 who have overweight or obesity. The primary outcome is parent reported frequency of child vegetable consumption. Secondary outcomes include: parent reported frequency of child fruit consumption, parent reported child engagement in meal selection/preparation, follow-up weight management visit attendance, and child anthropometric outcomes.

Conditions

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Child Overnutrition Child Obesity Child Nutrition Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized control trial

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Usual Care

Usual care in the POWER Kids weight management program includes a nutrition assessment and education by a registered dietician nutritionist (RD). This includes taking a detailed dietary history, and providing individualized counseling, motivational interviewing, and nutrition education handouts/ web-based resources.

Group Type OTHER

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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Eatable Alphabet

The intervention group will receive usual care, as described above, plus a set of Eatable Alphabet cards, which will be utilized during the visit for counseling and education, and given to the family to take home and use as they wish.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Eatable Alphabet

Intervention Type 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.

Interventions

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Eatable Alphabet

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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Please see above description of usual care.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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