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ArticleContemporary clinical trials2019

Design and participant characteristics of TX sprouts: A school-based cluster randomized gardening, nutrition, and cooking intervention.

JaimieN Davis, Katie Nikah, Fiona M Asigbee, Matthew J Landry, Sarvenaz Vandyousefi, Reem Ghaddar, Amy Hoover, Matthew Jeans, Stephen J Pont, Daphne Richards and 4 more

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

JaimieN DavisDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. Electronic address: Jaimie.davis@austin.utexas.edu.
Katie NikahDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Fiona M AsigbeeDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Matthew J LandryDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Sarvenaz VandyousefiDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Reem GhaddarDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Amy HooverDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Matthew JeansDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Stephen J PontDepartment of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Daphne RichardsTexas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Travis County, USA.
Deanna M HoelscherMichael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Austin Campus, Austin, USA.
Alexandra E Van Den BergMichael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Austin Campus, Austin, USA.
Meagan BluesteinMichael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Texas Health (UTHealth) Science Center, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, USA.
Adriana PérezMichael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Texas Health (UTHealth) Science Center, Austin Regional Campus, Austin, USA.

Funding

A school-based gardening obesity intervention for low-income minority childrenR01HL123865 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI DAVIS, JAIMIE NICOLE · 2015 to 2019
$4.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL123865
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo outline the study design, outcome measures, protocol and baseline characteristics of enrolled participants of Texas (TX) Sprouts, a one-year school-based gardening, nutrition, and cooking cluster randomized trial.

methodsEight schools were randomly assigned to the TX Sprouts intervention and eight schools to the delayed intervention over three years (2016-2019). The intervention arm received: formation/training of Garden Leadership Committees; a 0.25-acre outdoor teaching garden; 18 student lessons including gardening, nutrition, and cooking activities, taught weekly during school hours by hired educators throughout one school year; and nine parent lessons taught monthly to families. The delayed intervention was implemented the following academic year and received the same protocol as the intervention arm. Primary outcomes included: dietary intake, dietary-related behaviors, obesity, and metabolic parameters. Child measures included: height, weight, waist circumference, body composition, blood pressure, and dietary psychosocial variables. A subsample of children were measured for glucose, hemoglobin-A1C, and 24-hour dietary recalls. Parent measures included: height and weight, dietary intake, and related dietary psychosocial variables.

resultsOf the 4239 eligible students, 3137 students consented and provided baseline clinical measures; 3132 students completed child surveys, with 92% of their parents completing parent surveys. The subsamples of blood draws and dietary recalls were 34% and 24%, respectively. Intervention arm baseline descriptives, clinical and dietary data for children and parents are reported.

conclusionThe TX Sprouts intervention targeted primarily low-income Hispanic children and their parents; utilized an interactive gardening, nutrition, and cooking program; and measured a battery of dietary behaviors, obesity and metabolic outcomes.

Indexed as

Child Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaGardeningSchool Health ServicesChildCookingFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMalePovertyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTexasCooking interventionGardeningHispanicLow-incomeNutritionObesityOverweightSchool-based

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PMCPMC7587328

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