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Trial reportAppetite2022

Supporting family meal frequency: Screening Phase results from the Simply Dinner Study.

Jean M Kerver, Holly E Brophy-Herb, Julie Sturza, Mildred A Horodynski, Dawn A Contreras, Mara Stein, Erika Garner, Sheilah Hebert, Jessica M Williams, Niko Kaciroti and 9 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Appetite, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
    Pooled it
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  4. Rethinking public health in the digital food era.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026
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  5. From preschool to policy: A scoping review of recommended interventions for a systems approach to improve dietary intake in early childhood.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Jean M KerverDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, 909 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. Electronic address: kerverje@msu.edu.
Holly E Brophy-HerbDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. Electronic address: hbrophy@msu.edu.
Julie SturzaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: jmigrin@umich.edu.
Mildred A HorodynskiCollege of Nursing, Michigan State University, 1355 Bogue St, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. Electronic address: millie@msu.edu.
Dawn A ContrerasMichigan State University Extension, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. Electronic address: contrer7@msu.edu.
Mara SteinDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. Electronic address: steint@msu.edu.
Erika GarnerMichigan State University Extension, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. Electronic address: prineeri@msu.edu.
Sheilah HebertMichigan State University Extension, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. Electronic address: murphysh@msu.edu.
Jessica M WilliamsDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. Electronic address: will3208@msu.edu.
Niko KacirotiDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: nicola@med.umich.edu.
Tiffany MartoccioDepartment of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA. Electronic address: tiffany.martoccio@gmail.com.
Laurie A Van EgerenUniversity Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. Electronic address: vanegere@msu.edu.
Hailey ChoiDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA. Electronic address: choihy15@msu.edu.
Corby K MartinPennington Biomedical Research Institution, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Electronic address: corby.martin@pbrc.edu.
Koi MitchellDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. Electronic address: mitch777@msu.edu.
Danielle Dalimonte-MercklingDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA. Electronic address: dalimonte.d@gmail.com.
L Alexandra JeanpierreDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: ajeanp@umich.edu.
Chelsea A RobinsonDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, 909 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Julie C LumengDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: jlumeng@umich.edu.

Funding

Tracking & Evaluation CoreU54GM104940 · NIGMS · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI JUDD E SHELLITO · 2012 to 2026
$69.1M
Research BaseP30DK072476 · NIDDK · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI Sujoy Ghosh · 2005 to 2026
$26.5M
Research BaseP30DK092926 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MARY ELLEN MICHELE HEISLER, ADESUWA B OLOMU · 2011 to 2026
$10.0M
NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK072476NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK092926NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to test main, additive, interactive effects, and feasibility of all possible combinations of six intervention components implemented for 8 weeks (Cooking/Serving Resources; Meal Delivery; Ingredient Delivery; Community Kitchen; Nutrition Education; Cooking Demonstrations). Primary outcomes were family meal frequency and preschoolers' dietary quality; secondary outcomes included family meal preparation type, meal preparation barriers, family functioning, and kitchen inventory adequacy. All possible intervention combinations were tested using a randomized factorial trial design in the first phase of a Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST). Feasibility was assessed via attendance, delivery logs, and satisfaction. Parent-reported data collection included: socio-demographics, frequency and type of family meals; preschooler dietary intake; perceived barriers to meal planning and preparation; assessment of family functioning; and a kitchen inventory of materials generally needed for meal preparation. Participants (n = 499) were recruited at two Head Start agencies in mid-Michigan with data collection and delivery of some intervention components in participants' homes. Promising intervention bundles were identified by evaluating pre-to post-intervention effect sizes. The combination of Cooking/Serving Resources and Meal Delivery increased family meal frequency (Cohen's d = 0.17), cooking dinner from scratch (d = 0.21), prioritization of family meals (d = 0.23), and kitchen inventory (d = 0.46) and decreased use/consumption of ready-made (d = -0.18) and fast foods (d = -0.23). Effects on diet quality were in the expected direction but effect sizes were negligible. Community Kitchen, Nutrition Education, and Cooking Demonstration showed poor feasibility due to low attendance while Ingredient Delivery was infeasible due to staffing challenges related to its labor intensity. Additionally, although not one of our pre-specified outcomes, Cooking/Serving Resources (RR = 0.74) and Meal Delivery (RR = 0.73) each decreased food insecurity. Cooking/Serving Resources combined with Meal Delivery showed promise as a strategy for increasing family meal frequency.

Indexed as

Health PromotionMealsCookingDietFast FoodsHumansHead startLow-income preschoolersMOSTMultiphase optimization strategyObesity prevention

Identifiers

PMID35337884
PMCPMC9058229

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