The Stanford Plant-based Educational Study: Providers Learning About Nutrition Together (PLANT)

NCT05678075 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 68145
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 102
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

More than 70% of chronic illnesses can be prevented or reversed with a whole-food, plant-based diet (WFPBD). This dietary pattern is also more sustainable for our planetary health. The majority of physicians receive fewer than 20 hours of nutrition education during the entire course of their medical training. Although many physicians are aware of the importance of diet on their well-being, they face significant barriers in following a healthy diet. Because physicians' own habits strongly influence patient health habits, the investigators theorize that physicians who eat a WFPBD themselves will be much more likely to successfully counsel their patients on nutrition and recommend a WFPBD. The most effective methods that can be successfully used to encourage busy physicians to adopt a WFPBD have not yet been identified. Given the increasing rates of diet-related chronic illnesses, if proven effective, this study may offer a new scalable approach to encourage physicians, and ultimately their patients, to adopt a WFPBD. The aims of this study are to:

1. 1.Assess the impact of a multimodal 6-week educational program on WFPBD on a) change in physicians' diet type and quality, b) change in mindset about WFPBD, and c) stage of change based on the transtheoretical model of behavior change (Figure 1), compared to the delayed-intervention (control group) from baseline to week 6.
2. 2.Assess the impact of the 6-week educational program on the development of skills and knowledge required to a) adopt a WFPBD and b) counsel patients on the same.

Conditions

Diet, Healthy

Keywords

plant-based diet; physician nutrition education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in Diet ID score from baseline to Week 6

  Change in Diet ID score (measuring diet type and quality, on an ordinal scale of 1-10 with higher values representing better quality) will be assessed using the validated Diet ID tool

  6 weeks

• Change in mindset about WFPBD from baseline to week 6

  Change in mindset about WFPBD will be assessed using a validated survey

  6 weeks

• Change in state of change (motivation/confidence) from baseline to week 6

  Change in stage of change (motivation and confidence) will be assessed using the validated survey for transtheoretical model of behavior change

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Whole food plant-based nutrition education

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Providers will receive an educational intervention on whole food plant based nutrition that will last 6 weeks.

Behavioral: Whole-food plant-based nutrition education

Delayed intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Providers will receive a educational intervention on whole food plant based nutrition that will last 6 weeks.

Interventions

Whole-food plant-based nutrition education BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive an educational intervention regarding the benefits of a whole food plant-based diet and how to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diets. The intervention will last 6 weeks.

Whole food plant-based nutrition education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Clinical personnel at Stanford who agree to participate in this nutritional intervention study

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Tamiko Katsumoto, MD

  Stanford University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 1, 2023
• First Posted: January 10, 2023
• Study Start: May 25, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 10, 2023
• Study Completion: August 10, 2023
• Last Updated: February 13, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)