Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Food Skills Program for Children With Type 1 Diabetes During COVID-19

January 17, 2022 updated by: Vanita Pais, The Hospital for Sick Children
Food forms an integral part of diabetes management. As children mature into young adults, they must learn to adopt lifestyle behaviours critical for optimal diabetes care. The development of food preparation and cooking skills at a young age may help to facilitate healthy food choices in children and provide a solid foundation for young adulthood. Food skills workshops are effective interventions that have been shown to improve food literacy and healthy eating in the general pediatric population. However, food skills programs have not been adequately evaluated in children with type 1 diabetes. Further, virtual programs are not well assessed, which can increase the accessibility of food education during the pandemic and in the future.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

60

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G1X8
        • Recruiting
        • The Hospital for Sick Children
        • Contact:

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

6 years to 12 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Type 1 diabetes for over one year

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Type 1 diabetes for less than one year, non-English speaking, do not have access to a computer or internet

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
There will be one arm to the study, and all participants will be receiving the intervention.
Other: summerlunch+ At Home Food Skills Program
The summerlunch+ At Home program a virtual eight-week food skills program that teaches cooking, nutrition and environmental sustainability to children. The program has been adapted for those with Type 1 Diabetes to teach important food skills specific to diabetes management.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility and acceptability of the virtual summerlunch+At Home program
Time Frame: Two months
Questionnaire
Two months
Feasibility and acceptability of the virtual summerlunch+At Home program
Time Frame: Three months
Three months
Feasibility and acceptability of the virtual summerlunch+At Home program
Time Frame: Six months
Questionaire
Six months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The impact of the program on food literacy skills children's attitude towards cooking, cooking confidence, food knowledge and food preferences -
Time Frame: Two months, three months and six months
Questionnaire to measure the change in food literacy skills before and after the program.
Two months, three months and six months
Changes in glycemic control as measured through HbA1C levels
Time Frame: Two months, three months and six months
Routine blood work
Two months, three months and six months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The Hospital for Sick Children

Collaborators

Ryerson University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Vanita Pais, The Hospital for Sick Children

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 (Anticipated)

January 25, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 25, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

September 25, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 29, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 17, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

January 19, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 19, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 17, 2022

Last Verified

January 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1000076894

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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