Recruiting

Food Rx & Best Feeding Practices

Sponsor:

Baylor College of Medicine

Code:

NCT05881759

Conditions

Dietary Habits

Childhood Obesity

Food Selection

Feeding Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 64

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

BEST study - Nutrition education only

BEST study - Nutrition education and feeding practices

BEST study - Nutrition education, feeding practices, and Food Rx

Study Details

Brief summary:

To assess feasibility and acceptability of of integrating Food Rx and Best Feeding Practices with EFNEP participants via a pilot study.

Conditions

Dietary Habits

Childhood Obesity

Food Selection

Feeding Behavior

Study ID

NCT05881759

Start date

Jan 15, 2024

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Mar 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 64

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Living in Harris or Fort Bend counties
  • being a parent of a child 4-8 years old
  • ability to speak in English or Spanish
  • have ready access to a telephone
  • have access to the Internet with a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop, or a desktop computer

Exclusion Criteria:

  • parents of children with disabilities and/or those on prescription medications that affect weight and/or appetite
  • parents who are not able to complete self-report questionnaires

Study Design

Enrollment

375 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Nutrition Education only

The nutrition education group sites will receive the existing nutrition education curriculum delivered by the Houston Food Bank.

active comparator: Nutrition Education + Feeding Practices

The intervention site staff will implement the nutrition education-FFYF feeding curriculum in classes using standardized implementation protocols.

active comparator: Nutrition Education + Feeding Practices + Food Rx

The intervention site staff will implement the nutrition education-FFYF feeding curriculum-Food Rx in classes using standardized implementation protocols.

Interventions

BEST study - Nutrition education only

125 participants will be recruited for this arms. All program materials will be available in English and Spanish. Study participation will be maintained via weekly phone calls/text messaging by the study staff. The intervention content will be delivered by the Houston Food Bank (HFB) over an 8-week period.

BEST study - Nutrition education and feeding practices

125 participants will be recruited for this arm. All program materials will be available in English and Spanish. Study participation will be maintained via weekly phone calls/text messaging by the study staff. The nutrition education content will be delivered by the HFB over an 8-week period. Participants will also receive messages to visit the project website and watch the videos, participate in online activities, and engage in facilitated online discussions.

BEST study - Nutrition education, feeding practices, and Food Rx

125 participants will be recruited for this arm. All program materials will be available in English and Spanish. Study participation will be maintained via weekly phone calls/text messaging by the study staff. The nutrition education content will be delivered by the HFB over an 8-week period. Additionally, participants will receive messages to visit the project website and watch the videos, participate in online activities, and engage in facilitated online discussions, in addition to nutrition education delivered by the HFB. Participants will also receive a 'Food Rx' card for bi-weekly redemption of \~30 lbs of fresh produce, plus whole grains, lean protein and low-fat dairy at a co-located HFB food pantry in addition to the nutrition education and feeding practices components. The prescription will be eligible for redemption every two weeks for up to 9 months, for a total of 18 redemptions.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in feeding practices at 3-months will be assessed using the Food Parenting Inventory [ Time Frame: baseline and post-intervention at 3-months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Jayna Dave, PhD

7137987195jmdave@bcm.edu

Mamie White, MS

71379890501mawhite@bcm.edu

Locations

Baylor College of Medicine

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Jayna Dave, PhD

7137987195jmdave@bcm.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Baylor College of Medicine

Last update posted

Jun 2, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Baylor College of Medicine on 2026-06-02.