Integrating Food Rx With Best Feeding Practices With EFNEP

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

• Ages 18 to 64 years
• All sexes
• Healthy volunteers accepted
• Adult

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

About this study

Official title: Integrating Food Rx With Best Feeding Practices for Chronic Disease Prevention Among EFNEP Participants

Conditions

Dietary Habits, Childhood Obesity, Food Selection, Feeding Behavior

Being tested

BEST study - Nutrition education only, BEST study - Nutrition education and feeding practices, BEST study - Nutrition education, feeding practices, and Food Rx

Medical subject headings

Feeding Behavior, Pediatric Obesity, Food Preferences

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

• BEST study - Nutrition education onlyBehavioural

  125 participants will be recruited for this arms. All program materials will be available in English and Spanish. Study participation will be maintained via weekly phone calls/text messaging by the study staff. The intervention content will be delivered by the Houston Food Bank (HFB) over an 8-week period.

• BEST study - Nutrition education and feeding practicesBehavioural

  125 participants will be recruited for this arm. All program materials will be available in English and Spanish. Study participation will be maintained via weekly phone calls/text messaging by the study staff. The nutrition education content will be delivered by the HFB over an 8-week period. Participants will also receive messages to visit the project website and watch the videos, participate in online activities, and engage in facilitated online discussions.

• BEST study - Nutrition education, feeding practices, and Food RxBehavioural

  125 participants will be recruited for this arm. All program materials will be available in English and Spanish. Study participation will be maintained via weekly phone calls/text messaging by the study staff. The nutrition education content will be delivered by the HFB over an 8-week period. Additionally, participants will receive messages to visit the project website and watch the videos, participate in online activities, and engage in facilitated online discussions, in addition to nutrition education delivered by the HFB. Participants will also receive a 'Food Rx' card for bi-weekly redemption of ~30 lbs of fresh produce, plus whole grains, lean protein and low-fat dairy at a co-located HFB food pantry in addition to the nutrition education and feeding practices components. The prescription will be eligible for redemption every two weeks for up to 9 months, for a total of 18 redemptions.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

1. Change in feeding practices at 3-months will be assessed using the Food Parenting Inventory

   Feeding practices will be assessed using the Food Parenting Inventory

   Measured: baseline and post-intervention at 3-months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

1. First posted31 May 2023
2. Study start15 Jan 2024
3. Primary completion31 Mar 2027 (estimated)
4. Study completion31 Mar 2027 (estimated)

Resources

• Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
• Other trials for Dietary HabitsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
• More trials run by Baylor College of MedicineThe sponsor's other registered studies.
• What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.