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Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas

NCT06565455 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2026-02-05

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Summary

Childhood obesity is a national problem with racial and ethnic disparities specifically among Hispanic children. The primary purpose of this study is to develop and implement a culturally appropriate healthy eating intervention called Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas.

Specific Aim (SA) 1. To develop a culturally appropriate healthy eating promotion intervention (Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas) in collaboration with Hispanic churches and their congregants.

SA2. To conduct the Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas intervention in eight churches (four churches in the intervention vs four in the control/attention group), and to assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the intervention.

SA3. To assess the impact of the Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas intervention on healthy food preparation (mothers) and intake of fruits and vegetables (child).

The investigators will compare between the intervention group (16 mother-child dyads) versus the control/attention group (16 mother-child dyad) to see if the intervention is effective in improving diet quality and changing cooking behaviors.

Participants will:

1. Participate in cooking workshops and one to one learning activities
2. Report on diet and physical activity
3. Will measure fruit and vegetable intake

Conditions

  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Health Behavior, Risky

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Growing Healthy Children and Families in Rural Arkansas

The intervention will consist of seven healthy eating culturally developed modules, which will be implemented/delivered in the participants home and two cooking demonstration/tasting workshops for the participants in the intervention group (mothers in the church setting and individual and collective goal settings for the intervention group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Arkansas

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Martha Rojo, PhD · UAMS

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-02
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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