The Cooking for Health Optimization and Disease Prevention (CHOP) Trial

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases

In brief

Poor nutrition-related diseases disproportionately impact seniors and racial/ethnic minorities who are more likely to experience disparities in proper nutrition. Culinary medicine is a new evidence-based educational approach that blends the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine. Recently, culinary medicine is proposed by the 2020-2030 Strategic Plan for NIH Nutrition Research and national 'Food is Medicine (FIM)' Movement as potential solutions for improving healthy eating, creating social and emotional connections, and nutrition-related health equity. Built upon the well-established community teaching kitchen at The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine (GCCM) at Tulane University and nearly 10 years of experience in delivering culinary education of Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), the investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the feasibility and effectiveness of 3-month community teaching kitchen-based culinary education of MedDiet on improving cardiometabolic and mental health among racially and ethnically diverse seniors.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07011459

Run by

Tulane University

People needed

96

Starts

2025-07-07

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-11

Who can join

Age: 55 and older, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 55 years or older
• English speaking
• Ability to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Medical history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or cancer.
• Food allergies including, but not limited to, milk, eggs, shellfish, nuts, wheat or gluten, and soy.
• Special diets including, but not limited to, Mediterranean, veganism, vegetarianism, gluten-free, and the ketogenic diet.
• Current use of medications that could affect blood glucose and lipids levels including, but not limited to, insulins (Humalog, Novolog, insulin detemir, etc.), anti-diabetic medications (metformin, sulfonylureas, meglitinides, etc.), Ozempic. HAART, and beta blockers.
• No children are involved.
• No other vulnerable subjects will be involved.

Where it is running

• The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (enrolling)
• Tulane Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine — New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (enrolling)

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