Brighter Bites for Childhood Obesity

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Recruiting

Led By Shreela Sharma, PhD

Research Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up post intervention (9 months after baseline)

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to see how the Brighter Bites intervention affects children's health and eating habits compared to a control group. They will look at things like blood sugar levels, vegetable intake, food security

Who is the study for?

This trial is for children and their parents living in areas of persistent poverty, who are facing issues with obesity and cardiometabolic health. The study aims to include families willing to participate in a fruit and vegetable co-op program. Specific medical criteria like HbA1c levels may be considered.

What is being tested?

The 'Brighter Bites' intervention is being tested against a wait-list control group to see if it improves kids' health by increasing vegetable intake, improving household food security, and changing dietary behaviors over nine months.

What are the potential side effects?

Since the intervention involves dietary changes through increased fruit and vegetable consumption, side effects might include adjustments in digestion or food preferences but no significant medical side effects are expected.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, post intervention (9 months after baseline)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, post intervention (9 months after baseline)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, post intervention (9 months after baseline) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

Change in amount of child vegetable intake as assessed by the VEGGIE METER®

Change in level of child Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)

Secondary study objectives

Change in home access/availability of fruits and vegetables as assessed by the Nutrition security measures questionnaire

Change in household food security status as assessed by a parent survey

Child diastolic blood pressure

+3 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Brighter BitesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group will receive the Brighter Bites intervention throughout the study implementation. The intervention includes fruit and vegetable distributions of \~20lbs. for teachers and families, healthy recipe tastings, and nutrition education.

Group II: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention

This delayed intervention group will receive the Brighter Bites intervention after concluding their participation in the study.

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