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Behavioral Intervention

'Food, Fun, Fresh, Family' Program for Healthy Eating (FUEL Trial)

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Led By Maninder Kahlon, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Texas at Austin

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Index parent must be able to speak English and/or Spanish

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, mid-point (4 weeks), end-point (19 weeks)

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FUEL Trial Summary

This trial will test if providing families with produce, recipes and gift cards, plus a physical activity and healthy eating after-school program, can improve children's diets.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for children aged approximately 6-11 enrolled in grades 1 to 5 and attending the BGCAA after-school program, along with their guardians. Guardians must be over 18 and speak English or Spanish. Families with a child already in the study or those with serious food allergies/dietary restrictions can't participate.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if providing families with produce bags, recipes, and grocery store gift cards (family support) alongside an after-school healthy eating program improves children's diets more than just the after-school program alone.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves dietary changes and physical activities rather than medication, side effects are not typical but may include potential food-related reactions for those without known serious allergies.

FUEL Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I, the parent, can speak English or Spanish.

FUEL Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, mid-point (4 weeks), end-point (19 weeks)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, mid-point (4 weeks), end-point (19 weeks)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, mid-point (4 weeks), end-point (19 weeks) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Child's fruit and vegetable intake as measured by the Texas School Physical Activity and Nutrition (TX SPAN) 2019-2020 dietary assessment questions

Child's overall diet quality as assessed by SPAN Healthy Eating Index (SHEI)

Secondary outcome measures

BMI-for-age percentile

Guardian's fruits and vegetables intake as measured by the NHANES 2009-2010 Dietary Screening Questionnaire (DSQ)

Other outcome measures

Child's mental health status as measured by the Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

Child's physical activity engagement as measured by the physical activity questions in the Texas School Physical Activity and Nutrition (TX SPAN) 2nd grade 2019-2020

Guardian's mental health as assessed by the Mental Component Score (MCS-12) of the Short-Form 12 Health Survey version 1 (SF-12v1)

FUEL Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Intervention: After-school program + family supportExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Group II: Control: After-school program onlyActive Control1 Intervention

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Texas at AustinLead Sponsor

353 Previous Clinical Trials

81,125 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Healthy Eating

525 Patients Enrolled for Healthy Eating

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin AreaUNKNOWN

Maninder Kahlon, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Texas at Austin

4 Previous Clinical Trials

898 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are applications from those under 45 years accepted for this experiment?

"Participants must be between 5 and 11 years old in order to comply with the age requirements outlined in this trial's inclusion criteria."

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Do I satisfy the qualifications necessary to participate in this research effort?

"This study has specific dietary and age requirements; the ideal participant should adhere to a healthy diet and be between 5-11 years old. Approximately 300 people are necessary for its completion."

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Is there still room for participants in this study?

"Unfortunately, the clinical study's most recent edition on August 18th 2023 implies that it is not presently enrolling patients. Conversely, there are 1 other trials at this moment which are actively recruiting subjects."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

'Food, Fun, Fresh, Family' Program for Healthy Eating and Growth for Elementary-age Children.

Maninder Kahlon 2023. "'Food, Fun, Fresh, Family' Program for Healthy Eating and Growth for Elementary-age Children.". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06010784.

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