Food as Medicine Study for Children with Chronic Disease Risk Factors
This study, called "Food as Medicine" (FAME), is looking at whether connecting children and their families with community food resources can improve their eating habits. The study will test an intervention called Food Navigation, where a Community Health Worker helps families identify their food needs. Researchers want to see if this approach improves dietary quality in children aged 8-15 who have risk factors for chronic diseases, such as a high BMI (Body Mass Index). The main goal is to measure changes in dietary quality after 6 months. This study aims to enroll 250 participants and is currently unclear regarding its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This is a pragmatic randomized clinical trial comparing the FAME intervention to usual care, involving 250 youth and their caregivers.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Dietary quality will be measured at 6 and 12 months after the intervention.
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Food as Medicine Study
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Jaclyn Albin, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Parkland Health
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Change in Dietary Quality as measured by Diet Quality Index International (DQI-I)Baseline to 6-months post-intervention
Dietary quality is measured with the ASA 24-hour dietary recall (ASA 24) and the Diet Quality Index International (DQI-I). The ASA 24 is web-based tool that allows individuals to self-report all foods and beverages consumed in the previous 24 hours ((i.e., the data collection method). The DQI-I is a validated scoring system designed to assess overall diet quality (i.e., measure used to interpret the collected data). Used together, researchers will apply the DQI-I scoring algorithm to the nutrient and food group data collected from ASA 24 to generate a numeric DQI-I score that indicates the overall daily diet quality of the study participant. The DQI-I includes four components (variety 0-20; adequacy 0-40; moderation 0-30; overall balance 0-10) that contribute to a total score out of 100 points with higher scores indicating better diet quality. This allows us to track diet quality changes over time.