Growing Healthy Hearts (GHH)
2 de julio de 2026 actualizado por: Susan Veldheer, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Growing Healthy Hearts: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Gardening Intervention for Adults With Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Their Families.
This proposal includes a prospective, parallel group, two-arm RCT with 264 adult-child dyads (adult age 18+, child ages 5-17 years) to examine the effectiveness of the Growing Healthy Hearts (GHH) intervention versus a wait list control on cardiovascular and behavioral health outcomes at 3-, 6- and 12-months follow-up (Aim 1).
This proposal will also examine the effect of GHH on home fruit and vegetable (FV) availability, frequency of home-prepared meals that include FV, and child behaviors (FV intake and PA) at 3-, 6- and 12-month follow-up (Aim 2) and intervention implementation (Aim 3)
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Aún no reclutando
Condiciones
Intervención / Tratamiento
Tipo de estudio
Intervencionista
Inscripción (Estimado)
264
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.
Estudio Contacto
- Nombre: Susan Veldheer, DEd, RD
- Número de teléfono: 717-531-5625
- Correo electrónico: sveldheer@psu.edu
Copia de seguridad de contactos de estudio
- Nombre: Kayla Rutt, DrPH
- Número de teléfono: 717-858-6204
- Correo electrónico: krutt1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Ubicaciones de estudio
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Pennsylvania
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Hershey, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos, 17033
- Penn State College of Medicine
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Criterios de participación
Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
- Adulto
- Adulto Mayor
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
No
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults aged 18 or older who are interested in gardening but have no plans to garden in the coming season.
- Participants will also be required to: 1) have at least one child (aged 5-17) living in the household with them
- Have access to space for a garden (either at home or in a community garden space where they could plant any combination of in-ground, raised beds, and/or container gardens
- Have a smartphone capable of downloading an app and syncing with a Fitbit
- Access to the internet
- Have or are willing to create a Facebook account
- Report ≤90 minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity /week
- Report <5 servings of fruit and vegetables per day
- Have any one additional self-reported CVD risk factor (e.g., BMI ≥25, family history of premature CVD, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, current or past tobacco use)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Adults who are pregnant
- Have medical conditions that significantly limit an individual's ability to participate in gardening (e.g., knee or back pain, heart attack/stroke in the past year, recent or pending surgeries
- Uncontrolled allergies, other serious physical disabilities, uncontrolled asthma)
- Medical conditions that may limit participants from increasing FV intake (e.g., kidney failure or dialysis)
Plan de estudios
Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Prevención
- Asignación: Aleatorizado
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
- Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
Intervención / Tratamiento |
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Sin intervención: Control de lista de espera
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Experimental: GHH Intervention
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This intervention examines the effectiveness of the Growing Healthy Hearts (GHH) intervention versus a wait list control on cardiovascular and behavioral health outcomes at 3-, 6- and 12-months follow-up.
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Dietary Intake: Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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Trained interviewers at the Penn State Diet Assessment Center, will collect 24-hour dietary recalls (one weekday and one weekend day) by phone within one week of each scheduled study visit at 4 time points.
Diet data will be analyzed using the Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR)
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Baseline
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Dietary Intake: Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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Trained interviewers at the Penn State Diet Assessment Center, will collect 24-hour dietary recalls (one weekday and one weekend day) by phone within one week of each scheduled study visit at 4 time points.
Data will be analyzed using the Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR)
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3 month
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Dietary Intake: Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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Trained interviewers at the Penn State Diet Assessment Center, will collect 24-hour dietary recalls (one weekday and one weekend day) by phone within one week of each scheduled study visit at 4 time points.
Data will be analyzed using the Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR)
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6 month
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Dietary Intake: Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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Trained interviewers at the Penn State Diet Assessment Center, will collect 24-hour dietary recalls (one weekday and one weekend day) by phone within one week of each scheduled study visit at 4 time points.
Data will be analyzed using the Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR)
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1 year follow up
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Physical Activity - Fitbit activity volume via step count
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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This data will be collected via wrist worn Fitbit Inspire 3 devices
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Baseline
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Physical Activity - Fitbit activity volume via step count
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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This data will be collected via wrist worn Fitbit Inspire 3 devices
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3 month
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Physical Activity - Fitbit activity volume via step count
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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This data will be collected via wrist worn Fitbit Inspire 3 devices
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6 month
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Physical Activity - Fitbit activity volume via step count
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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This data will be collected via wrist worn Fitbit Inspire 3 devices
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1 year follow up
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Biomarkers - total cholesterol
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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Baseline
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Biomarkers - total cholesterol
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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3 month
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Biomarkers - total cholesterol
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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6 month
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Biomarkers - total cholesterol
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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1 year follow up
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Biomarkers - HDL
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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Baseline
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Biomarkers - HDL
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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3 month
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Biomarkers - HDL
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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6 month
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Biomarkers - HDL
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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1 year follow up
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Biomarkers -LDL
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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Baseline
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Biomarkers -LDL
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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3 month
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Biomarkers -LDL
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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6 month
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Biomarkers -LDL
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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1 year follow up
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Biomarkers -HbA1c
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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Baseline
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Biomarkers -HbA1c
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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3 month
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Biomarkers -HbA1c
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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6 month
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Biomarkers -HbA1c
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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1 year follow up
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Biomarkers -triglycerides
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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Baseline
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Biomarkers -triglycerides
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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3 month
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Biomarkers -triglycerides
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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6 month
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Biomarkers -triglycerides
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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These at-home, blood collection devices will be used to collect results for markers of cardiometabolic disease
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1 year follow up
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Blood Pressure
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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The blood pressure cuffs will be used to monitor participants' cardiovascular health.
These devices will be used to collect blood pressure data at baseline, midpoint, and follow-up assessments.
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Baseline
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Blood Pressure
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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The blood pressure cuffs will be used to monitor participants' cardiovascular health.
These devices will be used to collect blood pressure data at baseline, midpoint, and follow-up assessments.
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3 month
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Blood Pressure
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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The blood pressure cuffs will be used to monitor participants' cardiovascular health.
These devices will be used to collect blood pressure data at baseline, midpoint, and follow-up assessments.
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6 month
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Blood Pressure
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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The blood pressure cuffs will be used to monitor participants' cardiovascular health.
These devices will be used to collect blood pressure data at baseline, midpoint, and follow-up assessments.
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1 year follow up
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Measure Height
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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Height measurement tools will be used to assess changes in participant height for BMI calculation.
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Baseline
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Measure Weight
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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Scales will be used to measure participants' weight and monitor changes in weight status.
Accurate weight measurements are essential for Aim 1 to assess the participants' risk for obesity and other cardiovascular conditions.
This will be collected on adults and children
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Baseline
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Measure Weight
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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Scales will be used to measure participants' weight and monitor changes in weight status.
Accurate weight measurements are essential for Aim 1 to assess the participants' risk for obesity and other cardiovascular conditions.
This will be collected on adults and children
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3 month
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Measure Weight
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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Scales will be used to measure participants' weight and monitor changes in weight status.
Accurate weight measurements are essential for Aim 1 to assess the participants' risk for obesity and other cardiovascular conditions.
This will be collected on adults and children
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6 month
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Measure Weight
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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Scales will be used to measure participants' weight and monitor changes in weight status.
Accurate weight measurements are essential for Aim 1 to assess the participants' risk for obesity and other cardiovascular conditions.
This will be collected on adults and children
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1 year follow up
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Household Food Security
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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18-item United States Household Food Security Survey Module will assess home food security for adults and children.
Scale yields scores from 0-18 with lower scores indicating higher food security.
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Baseline
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Household Food Security
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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18-item United States Household Food Security Survey Module will assess home food security for adults and children.
Scale yields scores from 0-18 with lower scores indicating higher food security.
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3 month
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Household Food Security
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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18-item United States Household Food Security Survey Module will assess home food security for adults and children.
Scale yields scores from 0-18 with lower scores indicating higher food security.
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6 month
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Household Food Security
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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18-item United States Household Food Security Survey Module will assess home food security for adults and children.
Scale yields scores from 0-18 with lower scores indicating higher food security.
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1 year follow up
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General Nutrition Knowledge
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire will assess knowledge of general healthy eating information (score range 0-35, where higher score means a better outcome)
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Baseline
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General Nutrition Knowledge
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire will assess knowledge of general healthy eating information (score range 0-35, where higher score means a better outcome).
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3 month
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General Nutrition Knowledge
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire will assess knowledge of general healthy eating information (score range 0-35, where higher score means a better outcome)
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6 month
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General Nutrition Knowledge
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire will assess knowledge of general healthy eating information (score range 0-35, where higher score means a better outcome)
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1 year follow up
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Home Meal Preparation
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Home meal preparation questionnaire will assess the number of evening meals prepared per week (range 0-7 with higher number equating to more evening meals prepared).
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Baseline
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Home Meal Preparation
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Home meal preparation questionnaire will assess the number of evening meals prepared per week (range 0-7 with higher number equating to more evening meals prepared).
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3 month
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Home Meal Preparation
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Home meal preparation questionnaire will assess the number of evening meals prepared per week (range 0-7 with higher number equating to more evening meals prepared).
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6 month
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Home Meal Preparation
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Home meal preparation questionnaire will assess the number of evening meals prepared per week (range 0-7 with higher number equating to more evening meals prepared).
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1 year follow up
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Cooking skills
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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The Cooking and Food Skills Questionnaire yields a total score with a range from 33-231 with higher scores indicating better skills.
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Baseline
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Cooking skills
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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The Cooking and Food Skills questionnaire yields a total score with a range from 33-231 with higher scores indicating better skills.
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3 month
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Cooking skills
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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The Cooking and Food Skills questionnaire yields a total score with a range from 33-231 with higher scores indicating better skills.
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6 month
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Cooking skills
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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The Cooking and Food Skills questionnaire yields a total score with a range from 33-231 with higher scores indicating better skills.
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1 year follow up
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Social support
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline
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The Social Support for Diet and Exercise Behavior survey measures social support from friends and family with higher scores indicating more social support for these behaviors (score range 0-115).
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Baseline
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Social support
Periodo de tiempo: 3 month
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The Social Support for Diet and Exercise Behavior survey measures social support from friends and family with higher scores indicating more social support for these behaviors (score range 0-115).
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3 month
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Social support
Periodo de tiempo: 6 month
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The Social Support for Diet and Exercise Behavior survey measures social support from friends and family with higher scores indicating more social support for these behaviors (score range 0-115).
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6 month
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Social support
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow up
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The Social Support for Diet and Exercise Behavior survey measures social support from friends and family with higher scores indicating more social support for these behaviors (score range 0-115).
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1 year follow up
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
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Patrocinador
Fechas de registro del estudio
Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.
Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio (Estimado)
1 de octubre de 2026
Finalización primaria (Estimado)
1 de octubre de 2030
Finalización del estudio (Estimado)
1 de marzo de 2031
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
29 de junio de 2026
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
29 de junio de 2026
Publicado por primera vez (Actual)
6 de julio de 2026
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Actual)
7 de julio de 2026
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
2 de julio de 2026
Última verificación
1 de julio de 2026
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- STUDY00029380
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?
NO
Descripción del plan IPD
There are no plans in order to maintain participant confidentiality.
Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio
Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
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