RecruitingNot Applicable

Cooking HEalthy and Facilitating Early Childhood Development: CHEF-ED Study

United States300 participantsStarted 2025-06-19

Plain-language summary

This study aims to test a new online program we developed for parents and their preschool children, called CHEF-ED. CHEF-ED focuses on healthy cooking, parental feeding practices, and involving children in home food preparation.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 64 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Parents/caregivers of preschooler children ages 3 to 5 living in the greater Houston area. * Must have access to the Internet through a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop computer. * Should be able to read, write, and communicate in English or Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * Parents/caregivers and children who have any kind of food allergies, medical conditions, or dietary restrictions that may affect participation in the program. * Parents/caregivers under the age of 18. * Parents/caregivers of children with severe developmental delays.

What they're measuring

Child diet quality

Timeframe: From baseline assessment to the post-intervention assessment. The intervention program is 7 weeks.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06940817

SponsorBaylor College of Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-08-31

Contact for this trial

Sheryl O. Hughes, PhD

713-798-7095 shughes@bcm.edu

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