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Cooking Classes as a Family-based Intervention for Weight Reduction: Effects on Dietary Quality and Weight Management in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)

NCT07675148 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2026-07-20

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Summary

The goal of this quasi-experimental interventional study is to learn if healthy cooking classes for home cooks can improve weight management and dietary quality among Emirati adults with overweight or obesity living in Abu Dhabi. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does participation in the culinary medicine program reduce body weight over time?
* Does the intervention improve diet quality and increase compliance with healthy home-cooked meals?
* Does the intervention improve health measures such as waist circumference, body fat percentage, blood pressure, and heart rate?
* What are the experiences and satisfaction levels of participating family members and trained home cooks?

Participants will:

* Enroll in a 3-month family-based nutrition intervention program
* Receive meals prepared by home cooks trained in culinary medicine through the ICCA program
* Complete assessments before the intervention, during the intervention, and 3 months after completion
* Undergo measurements including weight, waist circumference, body fat percentage, blood pressure, and heart rate
* Complete questionnaires about diet quality, meal habits, and overall program experience

Conditions

  • Obesity & Overweight
  • Culinary Medicine

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Culinary Medicine Healthy Cooking and Home Meal Implementation Program

This intervention consists of a 4-week structured culinary medicine training program delivered by ICCA to designated household home cooks. The training includes theoretical nutrition education and practical cooking sessions focused on healthy meal preparation techniques aimed at reducing chronic disease risk. Following completion of training and certification, home cooks implement these techniques over a 3-month period by preparing and providing healthy home-cooked meals for participating household members. The intervention encourages reduced reliance on ultra-processed and restaurant foods and promotes improved dietary quality, with outcomes assessed through repeated measures of anthropometry, body composition, cardiovascular indicators, and dietary intake.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-08
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-10-31

Countries

  • United Arab Emirates

Study Locations

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