Simple Suppers Scale-up (S3)

Simple Suppers Scale-up (S3): an Expanded Pilot Study to Determine the Effectiveness of a Family Meals Intervention Aimed at Eliciting Positive Changes in Child Diet and Weight Status

The purpose of this study is to determine effectiveness of a family meals intervention, Simple Suppers, aimed at eliciting positive changes in child dietary intake and weight status.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Childhood Obesity
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Simple Suppers

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 223
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 4 years to 10 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Caregivers: Primary food preparer in the home; responsible for at least one child 4-10 years of age; speak English as the primary language in the home; lived in the U.S. for at least one year.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Family member: Following a restrictive or therapeutic diet.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Waitlist control
Experimental: 10-week family meals program	Behavioral: Simple Suppers; Theory-based 10-week family meals program

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Child standardized body mass index (BMI)	Change from baseline child BMI at 10 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ohio State University
• Collaborators: Cardinal Health

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Gunther C, Rogers C, Holloman C, Hopkins LC, Anderson SE, Miller CK, Copeland KA, Dollahite JS, Pratt KJ, Webster A, Labyk AN, Penicka C. Child diet and health outcomes of the simple suppers program: a 10-week, 2-group quasi-experimental family meals trial. BMC Public Health. 2019 Dec 10;19(1):1657. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7930-7.
• Rogers C, Anderson SE, Dollahite JS, Hill TF, Holloman C, Miller CK, Pratt KJ, Gunther C. Methods and design of a 10-week multi-component family meals intervention: a two group quasi-experimental effectiveness trial. BMC Public Health. 2017 Jan 9;17(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3908-x.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 28, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 1, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): October 4, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 4, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 1, 2016
• Last Verified: October 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Overweight; Body Weight; Obesity; Pediatric Obesity
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2014B0494

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO