Home Plate: A Trial to Improve Home Food Preparation Practices Among Parents of Toddlers

April 22, 2019 updated by: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Home Plate: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community-Engaged Intervention to Improve Home Food Preparation Practices and Health During Early Childhood

This study aims to test the effectiveness of a community-based, peer-mentored intervention to improve home food preparation practices in families with young children.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Barriers to healthy eating and active living are at the heart of the obesity epidemic. This study focuses on a key factor underlying healthy eating: home food preparation. This study aims to test the effectiveness of a community-based, peer-mentored intervention to improve home food preparation practices in families with young children. The investigators will partner with community-based organizations serving families with children ages 1 to 3 years in West Philadelphia aiming specifically to:

  1. Test the intervention's effect on diet and physical health.

    Hypothesis 1: The intervention group will have improved home food preparation practices and a healthier diet compared to the control group.

  2. Test the intervention's effect on family health.

    Hypothesis 2: The intervention group will report improved parenting skills and more hopeful patterns of thinking.

  3. Identify factors present at baseline and during engagement with the intervention that distinguish intervention participants who have improved diet, physical health, and family health from those who do not.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

115

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria: mentees

  1. English-speaking
  2. Able to give informed consent.
  3. Legal guardian and caregiver of at least one child, age 1-3 years

Inclusion Criteria: children

  1. 1-3 year old children of mentee primary caregivers enrolled in the study
  2. If a mentee caregiver has more than one child, then all their eligible children (ages 1-3 years) will be enrolled in the study.

Inclusion Criteria: peer mentors

  1. Eligible peer mentors should meet the inclusion criteria set forth above for mentees. (Children of peer mentors will not be eligible for this study.)

    In addition,

  2. The study team will decide which participants will be invited to be peer mentors, based on attributes including interest, leadership ability, and home food preparation skills.

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Caregivers and children not meeting the inclusion criteria above.
  2. Caregivers who are pregnant at the time of enrollment.
  3. Caregivers or children with a medical condition that significantly affects their diet or eating habits. (The study team will ask during the time of recruitment if subjects or their children have a medical condition that significantly affects diet or eating habits.)
  4. Subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, may be unable to participate in the study schedules or procedures.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Behavioral: Home Plate intervention
Behavioral: Home Plate
Home Plate is a community-based, peer mentored intervention aimed at improving home food preparation practices in families with young children. Through 6 classes, this intervention explores topics related to regularly preparing healthy foods at home.
Experimental: Delayed Entry Control
This Arm will receive the Home Plate intervention 3 months after the Intervention Arm completes the intervention.
Behavioral: Home Plate
Home Plate is a community-based, peer mentored intervention aimed at improving home food preparation practices in families with young children. Through 6 classes, this intervention explores topics related to regularly preparing healthy foods at home.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Dietary Energy Density (Child Participants)
Time Frame: 19-30 weeks from baseline
Child participants' 24-hour dietary recalls will be collected by trained study staff from adult caregivers. 24-hour dietary recalls will be collected on a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 separate days. The results will then be used to calculate the energy density of the child's diet.
19-30 weeks from baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Home Food Preparation Practices
Time Frame: 19-30 weeks from baseline
Adult participants will complete surveys to assess the foods they usually prepare at home, as well as the time, energy, and confidence they have to prepare meals for their household.
19-30 weeks from baseline
Home Food Environment
Time Frame: 19-30 weeks from baseline
Adult participants will complete surveys to assess the foods currently available in their homes, how they feel about managing food-related tasks, and the interactions they have with their child(ren) regarding food and eating.
19-30 weeks from baseline
Household Routines
Time Frame: 19-30 weeks from baseline
Adult participants will complete surveys to assess their household routines related to activities such as sleep, physical activity, and screen time.
19-30 weeks from baseline
Emotional and Family Health
Time Frame: 19-30 weeks from baseline
Adult participants will complete surveys to assess the their emotional health and the health of their families.
19-30 weeks from baseline
Body mass index
Time Frame: 19-30 weeks from baseline
Heights and weights will be measured by trained study staff and will be used to calculate body mass index (BMI) of adult and child participants.
19-30 weeks from baseline
Dietary Energy Density (Adult Participants)
Time Frame: 19-30 weeks from baseline
24-hour dietary recalls will be collected by trained study staff from adult study participants. 24-hour dietary recalls will be collected on a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 3 separate days. The results will then be used to calculate dietary energy density.
19-30 weeks from baseline
Diet Quality
Time Frame: 19-30 weeks from baseline
In addition to dietary energy density, 24-hour dietary recall data will be used to calculate both child and adult study participants' intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and added sugars.
19-30 weeks from baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborators

University of Pennsylvania

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

July 13, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 28, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 29, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

June 1, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 24, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 22, 2019

Last Verified

April 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 15-011720

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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