Snack It Up for Parents: Interventions to Improve Children's Snacks
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Influencing children's snacking habits has the potential to reap long-term rewards, yet few studies have focused on helping parents to provide healthier snacks for their children. The study tested the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of parent interventions to improve snacks for children ages 8-12.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2016
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 23, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 20, 2018
CompletedSeptember 20, 2018
September 1, 2018
5 months
July 23, 2018
September 18, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
snack quality by on-line 24-hour dietary recall (ASA24)
grams of sugar, fruits and vegetables as snacks
6 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Intrinsic motivation by adapted Intrinsic Motivation Inventory
6 weeks
Decisional balance by the Mainvil Decisional Balance Scale
6 weeks
Self-efficacy by questions adapted NCI Food Attitudes and Behaviors Survey
6 weeks
Study Arms (3)
Incentive
EXPERIMENTALEach week parents received one $5 grocery store gift card per child in the household, intended for the purchase of healthy snacks, donated to the study by a partnering grocery store
Education
EXPERIMENTALParents received brief weekly nutrition education videos (approximately one minute in length, uploaded on YouTube and viewable on most operating systems and on mobile devices
Combined
EXPERIMENTALParents received both the Incentive and Education arm interventions
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- year and older
- Must have a child enrolled in one of three designated soccer sites of the study and must agree to let their child take the online 24 hour recall (ASA24)
- Must have a child 7 years or older participating on a soccer team
- Must frequently buy groceries from Stop \& Shop (only if recruited for a study arms that involves grocery coupons)
- Must be literate in English or Spanish.
You may not qualify if:
- Failure to provide informed consent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Tufts Universitylead
- Newman's Own Foundationcollaborator
- Stop & Shop Supermarket Companycollaborator
- Soccer4Success/America SCOREScollaborator
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 23, 2018
First Posted
September 20, 2018
Study Start
March 1, 2016
Primary Completion
August 1, 2016
Study Completion
August 1, 2016
Last Updated
September 20, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-09
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share