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Pilot Psychoeducational Intervention Model to Improve Nutritional Status in Low Resource Settings

NCT02258802 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2016-05-13

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to develop, implement and evaluate a psychoeducational intervention focused to improve nutritional status, specifically micronutrients, of mothers and caregivers of children between the ages of 5 and 13 years and their children through providing healthy cooking lessons in their communities.

Conditions

  • Child Malnutrition
  • Child Overnutrition
  • Malnutrition in Children
  • Malnutrition, Child
  • Nutrition Disorders, Child
  • Malnutrition

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducational intervention

A mobile kitchen visits the 5 selected communities every 2 weeks for a period of 1 year. A 30 minute cooking lesson is given by a trained instructor, the recipes have been designed to be quick and easy to make, use local and inexpensive ingredients, contain mostly vegetables and have a good taste. During the lesson, healthy habit and cooking tips are mentioned. A printed version of the recipe is given to every participant. Every lesson a different participant is encouraged to help prepare the recipe. At the end of the lesson all the participants get to taste the meal and express their opinion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • FEMSA Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidad de Monterrey

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ana Carla Cepeda-Lopez, PhD · Universidad de Monterrey

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-06-30
Primary Completion
2015-07-31
Completion
2015-12-31

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