Growing Healthy Hearts (GHH)
2. juli 2026 oppdatert av: 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)
Studieoversikt
Status
Har ikke rekruttert ennå
Intervensjon / Behandling
Studietype
Intervensjonell
Registrering (Antatt)
264
Fase
- Ikke aktuelt
Kontakter og plasseringer
Denne delen inneholder kontaktinformasjon for de som utfører studien, og informasjon om hvor denne studien blir utført.
Studiekontakt
- Navn: Susan Veldheer, DEd, RD
- Telefonnummer: 717-531-5625
- E-post: sveldheer@psu.edu
Studer Kontakt Backup
- Navn: Kayla Rutt, DrPH
- Telefonnummer: 717-858-6204
- E-post: krutt1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Studiesteder
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Pennsylvania
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Hershey, Pennsylvania, Forente stater, 17033
- Penn State College of Medicine
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Deltakelseskriterier
Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.
Kvalifikasjonskriterier
Alder som er kvalifisert for studier
- Voksen
- Eldre voksen
Tar imot friske frivillige
Nei
Beskrivelse
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)
Studieplan
Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.
Hvordan er studiet utformet?
Designdetaljer
- Primært formål: Forebygging
- Tildeling: Randomisert
- Intervensjonsmodell: Parallell tildeling
- Masking: Ingen (Open Label)
Våpen og intervensjoner
Deltakergruppe / Arm |
Intervensjon / Behandling |
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Ingen inngripen: Ventelistekontroll
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Eksperimentell: 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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Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Dietary Intake: Fruit and vegetable (FV) intake
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Tiltaksbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Physical Activity - Fitbit activity volume via step count
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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
Tidsramme: 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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Studer hoveddatoer
Studiestart (Antatt)
1. oktober 2026
Primær fullføring (Antatt)
1. oktober 2030
Studiet fullført (Antatt)
1. mars 2031
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først innsendt
29. juni 2026
Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
29. juni 2026
Først lagt ut (Faktiske)
6. juli 2026
Oppdateringer av studieposter
Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)
7. juli 2026
Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
2. juli 2026
Sist bekreftet
1. juli 2026
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- STUDY00029380
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