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Brighter Bites - Access, Continuity and Education With Fruits and Vegetables

NCT02726529 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 710

Last updated 2016-04-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the research is to find out how well a new nutrition program works for elementary school students and their families. This program is called Brighter Bites. Brighter Bites is a school-based program that teaches students and their parents about the importance of eating fresh fruits and vegetables and how to prepare them in tasty, healthy ways. This project is being carried out at six elementary schools in Houston, Texas. Up to 600 first grade students and their parents/guardians are expected to join this project.

Conditions

  • Childhood Obesity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Brighter Bites

BEHAVIORAL

CATCH

The comparison schools received training in implementing the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) school-based health promotion program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shreela Sharma, PhD, RD · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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