Advanced Cooking Education Full Scale Study (ACE)

Cornell University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Nutrition, Healthy; Adolescent Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: ACE intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT06558396

0148035

IRB0147778 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of an in-person multi-component Advanced Cooking Education (ACE) 4-H after school program. The ACE Program consists of mindfulness, nutrition education, cooking labs, and professional development activities.

Full description

The ACE program is conducted with 7th and 8th grade students attending New York City (NYC) Title I middle schools. Participants attend weekly sessions (2hour) after school to participate in mindfulness, nutrition lessons, and professional development activities. On another day in the week, students participate in cooking labs at their own time at their homes. The investigators hypothesize that after the program, adolescents' diet quality, cooking-related skills, stress levels will be improved compared to prior of the program.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 7th and 8th grade students attending Title I funded schools in New York City
• Caregivers of the 7th and 8th grade students attending Title I funded schools in New York City

Exclusion criteria

• Do not speak/understand English
• Those who have previously participated in the Virtual ACE program (Feasibility Study), or In-Person ACE Pilot Study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Control phase

No Intervention group

Description:

After the first data collection session, participants spend 12 weeks and enter a "control phase" where they receive no intervention. At the end of the 12 weeks, participants will attend another data collection session.

ACE intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The ACE Program is a culturally inclusive, 4-H after school club where youth meet once a week for 12 weeks after school in person. They also receive groceries to make a meal 1 day every 2 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: ACE intervention