Evaluating the Impact of a School-based Fruit and Vegetable Co-op on Cardiometabolic Child and Parents Health in a Persistent Poverty Area

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Conditions studied: Child Obesity, Cardiometabolic Health

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the (Brighter Bites (BB) intervention compared to a wait-list control group 9 months after the intervention on changes in primary child outcomes (HbA1c, and vegetable intake), on changes in secondary outcomes (household food security status, parent and child dietary behaviors, and home access/availability of fruits and vegetables (FV)), and the mediational influence of changes in food security status, parent outcomes, and home environment measures on changes in child outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06570707

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

720

Starts

2024-08-08

Expected to finish

2027-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-08

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 9. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• enrollment of 100 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students
• high proportion of children participating in the free and reduced lunch (FRL) program (>70%)
• willingness to implement a coordinated school health (CSH) program

You may not qualify if…

• Prior participation in BB in the previous school year
• children or parents identified as special needs per school; or having any physical, cognitive, or psychological disability that would prevent participation in evaluation measures

Where it is running

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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