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Evaluating the Implementation and Impact of an Enhanced SNAP-Ed Delivered Curriculum in Low-income Preschools

NCT07366437 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-01-26

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Summary

This evaluation project aims to assess the impact of the Penn State Child Health Research Center's final year of SNAP-Ed funded nutrition education program in low-income preschool classrooms in Pennsylvania. This project uses a combination of nutrition education, repeated exposure to a variety of vegetables, and associative conditioning (using dips to make vegetables more appealing) to improve children's knowledge, acceptance, and intake of vegetables.

Conditions

  • Vegetable Acceptance in Early Childhood
  • Vegetable Intake
  • Knowledge

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Rainbow Veggie Club

The CATCH EC curriculum is an evidence-based program designed to promote healthy eating, physical activity, and overall wellness in early childhood and school settings. A subset of lessons from this curriculum that focus on vegetables are implemented as part of the Rainbow Veggie Club, and additional enhancements were added to the standard CATCH lessons to specifically target vegetable exposure and acceptance. These enhancements include repeated exposure of vegetables, associative conditioning by serving vegetables alongside a familiar dip, behavioral reinforcement with non-food rewards, and integration of evaluation activities.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Penn State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-12-08
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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