Pilot Evaluation of Youth Chef Academy

This project examined the effectiveness of Youth Chef Academy (YCA), a classroom-based experiential culinary and nutrition literacy curriculum for middle-school students. The primary study hypothesis was that students assigned to YCA would demonstrate greater improvement in F/V and whole grain consumption compared to students in the control group. Eight classrooms in eight public K-8 schools participated in the project. Classrooms were assigned to intervention or control condition in a non-randomized manner. YCA was delivered by project staff to all of the students in the four intervention classrooms. Students completed a survey to assess primary and secondary outcomes at baseline, six-week curriculum completion, and at twelve-week curriculum completion (YCA extended twelve-week curriculum cohort).

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Key information

Conditions

Dietary Modification Child

Age range

10 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Student in intervention or control classroom

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Youth Chef Academy

Behavioral

Nutrition and culinary curriculum delivered in the classroom

Primary outcomes

Change in fruit and vegetable consumption

Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

Change in fruit and vegetable consumption calculated from self-reported times per day consuming fruits and vegetables using the 7-item tool from the Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System
Change in whole grain consumption

Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

Change in whole grain consumption calculated from self-reported times per day consuming whole grains using a revised version of the 8-item tool from the Power of 3 project

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Registry information

Official study title

Pilot Evaluation of Youth Chef Academy: A Plant-based Cooking Program for Urban Middle School Students

Acronym: YCA

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Jun 4, 2015
Registry last updated: Jun 4, 2015

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