Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Food Skills Program for Children With Type 1 Diabetes During COVID-19

NCT05197114 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 1000076894
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Food forms an integral part of diabetes management. As children mature into young adults, they must learn to adopt lifestyle behaviours critical for optimal diabetes care. The development of food preparation and cooking skills at a young age may help to facilitate healthy food choices in children and provide a solid foundation for young adulthood. Food skills workshops are effective interventions that have been shown to improve food literacy and healthy eating in the general pediatric population. However, food skills programs have not been adequately evaluated in children with type 1 diabetes. Further, virtual programs are not well assessed, which can increase the accessibility of food education during the pandemic and in the future.

Conditions

Type 1 Diabetes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Feasibility and acceptability of the virtual summerlunch+At Home program

  Questionnaire

  Two months

• Feasibility and acceptability of the virtual summerlunch+At Home program

  Three months

• Feasibility and acceptability of the virtual summerlunch+At Home program

  Questionaire

  Six months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• The impact of the program on food literacy skills children's attitude towards cooking, cooking confidence, food knowledge and food preferences -

  Two months, three months and six months

• Changes in glycemic control as measured through HbA1C levels

  Two months, three months and six months

Study Arms (1)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

There will be one arm to the study, and all participants will be receiving the intervention.

Other: summerlunch+ At Home Food Skills Program

Interventions

summerlunch+ At Home Food Skills Program OTHER

The summerlunch+ At Home program a virtual eight-week food skills program that teaches cooking, nutrition and environmental sustainability to children. The program has been adapted for those with Type 1 Diabetes to teach important food skills specific to diabetes management.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Type 1 diabetes for over one year

You may not qualify if:

• Type 1 diabetes for less than one year, non-English speaking, do not have access to a computer or internet

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hospital for Sick Children: lead
• Toronto Metropolitan University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, M5G1X8, Canada

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Diabetes Mellitus; Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Vanita Pais

  The Hospital for Sick Children

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Vanita Pais

CONTACT

4168135745; Vanita.Pais@sickkids.ca

Sarah Goldstein

CONTACT

4379934018; sarah.goldstein@sickkids.ca

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Registered Dietitian

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 29, 2021
• First Posted: January 19, 2022
• Study Start: January 25, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 25, 2022
• Study Completion: September 25, 2022
• Last Updated: January 19, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)