Child ObesityNCT06926907
Development and Evaluation of the T.E.A.C.H. Study: A Randomized Control Trial
A study testing The Teacher Education and Classroom Habits (T.E.A.C.H.) Program in people with Child Obesity, run by Florida International University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Using a randomized control design, this study seeks to develop and evaluate a nutrition intervention to increase Montessori teachers' nutrition knowledge, nutrition self-efficacy, nutrition teaching self-efficacy and cultural food competence to improve teachers' eating behaviors, nutrition teaching practices… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Child Obesity
- What is being tested?
- The Teacher Education and Classroom Habits (T.E.A.C.H.) Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 95 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 6 Jun 2023to 30 Jul 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Teachers were considered eligible to participate in the study if they taught in early childhood classrooms (students 3 to 6 years old), were ≥ 18 years old, and had access to an electronic device with internet connection and audiovisual capabilities.
Who cannot join
- Teachers were deemed ineligible to participate if they were not fluent in English (written \& verbal) or had plans to leave their place of employment during the study timeframe
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Florida International University
Miami, Florida, 33330
About this study
Using a randomized control design, this study seeks to develop and evaluate a nutrition intervention to increase Montessori teachers' nutrition knowledge, nutrition self-efficacy, nutrition teaching self-efficacy and cultural food competence to improve teachers' eating behaviors, nutrition teaching practices, classroom food practices, and teacher-parent communication. This study will examine the feasibility and efficacy of a nutrition intervention for teachers which will include a nutrition education program via an online platform and hands-on Montessori-based curriculum to teach nutrition in the classroom. Teachers from multiple schools will be recruited using the public national Montessori listserv. This study will enhance teachers' nutrition knowledge which may increase their nutrition teaching practices and improve their personal nutrition habits. Improving teachers' personal and classroom nutrition practices may improve teachers' personal health outcomes and may positively impact their students through modeling of healthy behaviors and improving the classroom food environment.
- Conditions
- Child Obesity
- Being tested
- The Teacher Education and Classroom Habits (T.E.A.C.H.) Program
- Keywords
- Teacher intervention, Montessori schools, Obesity Prevention, Nutrition education, Randomized control trial
- Medical subject headings
- Pediatric Obesity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
The Teacher Education and Classroom Habits (T.E.A.C.H.) ProgramBehavioural
The T.E.A.C.H. Program utilized essential constructs of the Social Cognitive Theory to deliver virtual nutrition education to Montessori teachers over a 6-week period. The intervention consisted of four program components: 1. An interactive online nutrition education platform with 6 modules was developed using a WordPress website. Each module contained 5 topics including adult nutrition, child nutrition, classroom food practices, cultural practices, and teacher-parent communication. Teachers were provided login information via email containing a unique identifier to be used as their username and were prompted to complete one module per week for 6 weeks; 2. Live weekly virtual education sessions were held via Zoom to supplement and reinforce the online learning experience; 3. A Montessori-based nutrition curriculum with 6 weekly lessons to utilize in the classroom was provided to each participant; 4. Educational handouts to be disseminated to parents.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Participants in this arm received the 6-week online T.E.A.C.H. program. Receives: Behavioral: The Teacher Education and Classroom Habits (T.E.A.C.H.) Program |
| Control | No intervention | Not described |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change from Baseline in the mean Nutrition Knowledge at 12 week follow-up
Teachers' nutrition knowledge was measured using subscales 1 and 2 from the revised General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (GNKQ-R).
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Change from Baseline in the mean Nutrition Self-efficacy at 12 week follow-up
Nutrition self-efficacy was determined using the Dewar's Nutrition Self-Efficacy Scale.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Change from Baseline in the mean Nutrition teaching self-efficacy at 12 week follow-up
Nutrition teaching self-efficacy was determined using the Nutrition Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Change from Baseline in the mean cultural competence at 12 week follow-up
The Multicultural Teaching Competency Scale Teachers' was utilized to measure teachers' cultural competence.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Secondary outcomes (4)
Change from Baseline in the mean classroom eating behaviors at 12 week follow-up
Teachers' eating behaviors were measured using the Teacher's Classroom Eating Behaviors tool
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Change from Baseline in the mean classroom food practices at 12 week follow-up
Classroom food practices were determined using Classroom Food-Related Practices-to-Limit Scale.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Change from Baseline in the mean nutrition teaching practices at 12 week follow-up
Subscale 2 of the Nutrition Education Practices (NEP) Survey for Teachers and Foodservice Directors was utilized to measure nutrition teaching practices.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Change from Baseline in the mean teacher-parent nutrition communication at 12 week follow-up
Teachers' communication with parents was measured using subscale 2 of the Teacher-Parent Contact Scale.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Apr 2025
- Study start6 Jun 2023
- Primary completion30 Jul 2024
- Study completion30 Jul 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Child ObesityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- This study employed a cluster randomized waitlist control design.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 95 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Florida International University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Catherine Coccia, PhD, RD, Florida International University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06926907
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB-22-0373
- Status last verified
- Apr 2025
- First submitted
- 8 Apr 2025
- Last updated
- 15 Apr 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Apr 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Development and Evaluation of the T.E.A.C.H. Study: A Randomized Control Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06926907
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IRB-22-0373
- Conditions
- Child Obesity
- Keywords
- Teacher intervention, Montessori schools, Obesity Prevention, Nutrition education, Randomized control trial
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 95 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Florida International UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 6 Jun 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jul 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jul 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Using a randomized control design, this study seeks to develop and evaluate a nutrition intervention to increase Montessori teachers' nutrition knowledge, nutrition self-efficacy, nutrition teaching self-efficacy and cultural food competence to improve teachers' eating behaviors, nutrition teaching practices, classroom food practices, and teacher-parent communication. This study will examine the feasibility and efficacy of a nutrition intervention for teachers which will include a nutrition education program via an online platform and hands-on Montessori-based curriculum to teach nutrition in the classroom. Teachers from multiple schools will be recruited using the public national Montessori listserv. This study will enhance teachers' nutrition knowledge which may increase their nutrition teaching practices and improve their personal nutrition habits. Improving teachers' personal and classroom nutrition practices may improve teachers' personal health outcomes and may positively impact their students through modeling of healthy behaviors and improving the classroom food environment.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This study employed a cluster randomized waitlist control design.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: The Teacher Education and Classroom Habits (T.E.A.C.H.) ProgramParticipants in this arm received the 6-week online T.E.A.C.H. program. |
| Control | No intervention | – |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Teachers were considered eligible to participate in the study if they taught in early childhood classrooms (students 3 to 6 years old), were ≥ 18 years old, and had access to an electronic device with internet connection and audiovisual capabilities.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Teachers were deemed ineligible to participate if they were not fluent in English (written \& verbal) or had plans to leave their place of employment during the study timeframe
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| The Teacher Education and Classroom Habits (T.E.A.C.H.) ProgramThe T.E.A.C.H. Program utilized essential constructs of the Social Cognitive Theory to deliver virtual nutrition education to Montessori teachers over a 6-week period. The intervention consisted of four program components: 1. An interactive online nutrition education platform with 6 modules was developed using a WordPress website. Each module contained 5 topics including adult nutrition, child nutrition, classroom food practices, cultural practices, and teacher-parent communication. Teachers were provided login information via email containing a unique identifier to be used as their username and were prompted to complete one module per week for 6 weeks; 2. Live weekly virtual education sessions were held via Zoom to supplement and reinforce the online learning experience; 3. A Montessori-based nutrition curriculum with 6 weekly lessons to utilize in the classroom was provided to each participant; 4. Educational handouts to be disseminated to parents. | Behavioural | Intervention |
Primary outcome
Change from Baseline in the mean Nutrition Knowledge at 12 week follow-up
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Teachers' nutrition knowledge was measured using subscales 1 and 2 from the revised General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (GNKQ-R).
Change from Baseline in the mean Nutrition Self-efficacy at 12 week follow-up
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Nutrition self-efficacy was determined using the Dewar's Nutrition Self-Efficacy Scale.
Change from Baseline in the mean Nutrition teaching self-efficacy at 12 week follow-up
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Nutrition teaching self-efficacy was determined using the Nutrition Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale.
Change from Baseline in the mean cultural competence at 12 week follow-up
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
The Multicultural Teaching Competency Scale Teachers' was utilized to measure teachers' cultural competence.
4 secondary outcomes
Change from Baseline in the mean classroom eating behaviors at 12 week follow-up
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Change from Baseline in the mean classroom food practices at 12 week follow-up
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Change from Baseline in the mean nutrition teaching practices at 12 week follow-up
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Change from Baseline in the mean teacher-parent nutrition communication at 12 week follow-up
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 Apr 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing The Teacher Education and Classroom Habits (T.E.A.C.H.) Program in people with Child Obesity, run by Florida International University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Apr 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change from Baseline in the mean Nutrition Knowledge at 12 week follow-up (time frame: From enrollment to the end of the 12 week follow-up.). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Apr 2025.