Increasing Food Literacy in Preschoolers to Reduce Obesity Risk
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age3-6
SponsorPenn State University
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of a nutrition education program on preschool children's food literacy and food acceptance, and to examine the added influence of a healthy eating curriculum and parent education on children's food knowledge and healthful food choices. The project will be evaluated with 450 children ages 3 to 5 years in center-based childcare programs serving predominantly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-eligible families in Pennsylvania. Outcomes for children who receive the added healthy eating curriculum will be compared to children in classrooms that only receive the nutrition education program.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Preschool children enrolled in participating centers
Disqualifiers
Severe food allergies that prevent children from consuming project foods
Presence of a developmental or sensory disability that affects food intake and/or learning
Lack of English fluency (children and caregivers)
Children not regularly present during days/times that intervention lessons are delivered
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Healthy Eating Curriculum
- Improving the Classroom Food and Mealtime Environment
- Parent Education
- ECE Food Acceptance Training
Treatment groups
770 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov