Dietary Approaches for Cardiovascular Health Study

University of Delaware

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Cardiovascular Diseases

Treatments: Behavioral: Standard; Behavioral: Family Meals

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05180435

1761471

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of family meal frequency as an intervention target in addressing the primary prevention of CVD.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Parents who have a male or female child aged 6-12 years-old with a BMI-for-sex and age <95th percentile
• Parent age is ≥18 years-old
• Parent reports at least 2 of the following CVD risk factors: smoking, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, overweight/obesity, diabetes
• Parent is able to read, speak and understand English

Exclusion criteria

• Parents who live with their child <5 days per week
• Parents who do not have access to the internet and/or are unable to attend intervention sessions
• Parents who report a medical condition that impacts growth or requires a specific eating plan for themselves or their child.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

Family Meals

Experimental group

Description:

Have at least 5 dinners per week.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Family Meals

Standard

Active Comparator group

Description:

Consume the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard