Pink and Dude Chef

Pink and Dude Chef Afterschool Cooking Program: Improving Food Knowledge and Skills in Middle School Students

The purpose of the study is to evaluate an afterschool program to teach nutrition through basic cooking skills. This after school extracurricular program increases the students' confidence, knowledge, and skills for cooking as one of the first steps for dietary improvement. In addition to the life lessons students learn during this class, they gain self-confidence and become self-sufficient culinary experts that are capable of educating their siblings, parents, and social circles. This research project will test the impact this program has on nutritional knowledge, culinary efficacy, and nutritional choices made in and out of the home. The Pink and Dude Chef Afterschool Cooking Program was developed through STRIDE (Science through Translational Research in Diet and Exercise at California Polytechnic state University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Hypothesis: Middle school students participating in the Pink and Dude Chef afterschool cooking program will increase nutritional knowledge, culinary efficacy, motivation to eat fruits and vegetables, and fruit and vegetable intake compared to an attention control group.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

    • North Dakota
      • Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, 58203
        • USDA Grand Forks Human Research Nutrition Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

11 years to 15 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Middle school aged child with parent willing to partcipate
  • Ability to partipate in an afterschool program

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Less or greater than middle school aged

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: STRIDE
12 cooking classes offered over 6 weeks (approximately 2 classes/week)
12 educational cooking classes: two classes per week for six weeks (2 hours each)
Other: SPARK
12 physical activity classes offered over 6 weeks (approximately 2 classes/week)
12 educational cooking classes: two classes per week for six weeks (2 hours each)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Questionnaire on nutritional knowledge, culinary efficacy, and motivation to eat fruit and vegetables
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Baseline and post intervention measurements through questionnaires.
6 weeks
Palm scans (resonance Raman spectroscopy) to measure cartenoids (indicator of vegetable and fruit intake).
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Baseline and post intervention scans.
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 21, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 1, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

March 4, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 9, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 6, 2015

Last Verified

March 1, 2015

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