Cooking Classes for Healthy Nutrition

Overseen By Ashleigh Fletcher, BS

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Case Western Reserve University

Disqualifiers: Non-English speaking

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 8

26 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The purpose of the research study is to learn more about the best ways to teach cooking and food skills to adults, and how cooking classes may help reduce one's stress and food waste, as well as improve their diet.

Research Team

Melissa Prescott, PhD

Principal Investigator

Case Western Reserve University

Brenna Ellison, PhD

Principal Investigator

Purdue University

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for adults over the age of 18 who are able to attend cooking classes in person. It's designed to explore how teaching cooking and food skills can impact stress levels, reduce food waste, and improve diet.

Inclusion Criteria

I can attend classes in person.

Timeline

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Nourish Intervention

Participants attend weekly cooking classes focusing on food literacy, food waste reduction, and improvisational cooking skills

8 weeks

8 visits (in-person)

No Intervention

Participants do not receive any intervention during this period

8 weeks

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for changes in food waste volume and other outcomes

2 weeks

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Nourish Intervention

Trial Overview The study tests the 'Nourish Intervention,' which involves a series of cooking classes. Participants will first experience the intervention and then have a period with no intervention, or vice versa, to compare outcomes.

Participant Groups

Group I: Nourish Intervention then No Intervention Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Subjects first participate in 9 weeks of weekly cooking classes, then no intervention for 9 weeks.

Group II: No Intervention then Nourish Intervention Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Subjects receive no intervention for 9 weeks, then participate in 9 weeks of weekly cooking classes.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Case Western Reserve University

Lead Sponsor

Trials

314

Recruited

236,000+

American University

Collaborator

Trials

22

Recruited

5,600+

Purdue University

Collaborator

Trials

239

Recruited

72,200+