Pilot Feasibility Study of a Dyadic Culinary Nutrition Intervention

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-90
SponsorUniversity of Arizona

About this trial

This study will determine the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week dyadic culinary nutrition program among Hispanic prostate cancer survivor/caregiver dyads using a randomized controlled trial design.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

History of prostate cancer diagnosis at any stage (I-IV)

Identifies as Hispanic

Completed primary curative treatment (e.g., chemotherapy, radiation, surgery) 6 weeks prior to enrollment.

Provides unpaid support for the cancer survivor

Disqualifiers

Cognitive difficulties that preclude answering the survey questions, that answering survey questions or participating in study activities, or providing informed consent.

A medical condition, movement or neurological disorder, or medication use that contraindicates participation in meal preparation.

Not co-residing (live in the separate households).

No survivor or caregiver available or willing to participate simultaneously.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Cooking Healthy - Engaging Families (CHEF)

    Behavioral

    The intervention is a remote dyadic culinary nutrition program that occurs over 12-weeks with 24 total hours of intervention. The intervention includes nutrition education, cooking classes, and health coaching. All sessions are available in English and Spanish and will be held virtually through video-conferencing software and a restricted access website.

  • Control

    Behavioral

    Participants will receive written nutrition education developed for cancer survivors aligned with dietary recommendations.

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Education ControlActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Feasibility measured by enrollment rate

Will be determined as the enrollment rate- the number of dyads enrolled out of those approached and eligible using descriptive statistics.

Time frame
Up to 12 weeks
2

Appropriateness measured by retention rate

Will be determined as the retention rate- calculated as the number of dyads (survivor-caregiver pairs) completing the study versus dyads consented using descriptive statistics.

Time frame
Up to 24 weeks
3

Acceptability measured by adherence rate

Acceptability will be measured by adherence rate to the intervention calculated as the total number of classes attended divided by the total possible schedule the patient could attend using descriptive statistics.

Time frame
Up to 12 weeks
4

Composite measure of implementation success

Implementation success will be measured by a single composite questionnaire that will determine the extent to which the intervention is considered feasible, appropriate, and acceptable. Responses are summary scored with a possible range of 4-20; higher scores indicate greater feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability.

Time frame
12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Fruit and Vegetable Servings

24-hour dietary recalls by blinded trained assessors on one weekday and one weekend day via telephone. Output is used to calculate fruit and vegetable servings.

Time frame
Baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks
2

Concentration of Carotenoid Biomarkers

Carotenoids (beta-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and lycopene) will be analyzed using blood samples obtained using a self-administered dried blood spot (DBS) collection.

Time frame
Baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

Click on the lead sponsor to view all of their trials.

This trial is not recruiting at the moment. You can still explore other options: