MedTrace Logo

Childcare Outdoor Learning Environments as Active Food Systems

NCT04864574 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 286

Last updated 2021-04-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this project is to assess the effectiveness of the fruit and vegetable (FV) gardening component of the Preventing Obesity by Design strategy to support preschool fresh fruit and vegetable knowledge, liking and consumption, and physical activity in children 3-5 years old living in under-resourced communities and attending childcare using a Randomized Controlled Trial research design. Sample: 15 childcare centers, 286 children.

Conditions

  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Sedentary Behavior

Interventions

OTHER

Garden installation

Garden installation: 6 raised planting beds (4x6x16") configured in a single line with direct sun at least 6 hrs./day, close to hose bib, sufficient distances to allow working from most sides, vegetable vines spill over space, and storage unit for tools. Planting beds constructed from a standard kit. Beds filled with high quality growing medium. Plants selection criteria: a) documented harvest success in NC Piedmont; b) able to be eaten raw, c) harvest times at the same time (except strawberries). Designated beds and plants: Bed 1: 4 pepper, 2 tomato; Bed 2: 20 bean on 2 mini-teepees, 2 cucumber (trellised); Bed 3: 1 yellow squash, 1 zucchini; Bed 4: 2 blueberry bushes, 12 strawberry; Bed 5: 2 cantaloupe. Bed 6: 2 watermelon. 2 Blackberries planted at ground level on trellis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • North Carolina State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nilda G Cosco, PhD · NC State University, College of Design

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
42 Months
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-01
Primary Completion
2019-09-05
Completion
2019-10-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT04864574 on ClinicalTrials.gov