Evaluating the Implementation and Impact of an Enhanced SNAP-Ed Delivered Curriculum in Low-income Preschools

Part of paid clinical trials in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
Penn State University
Study ID
NCT07366437
Status
Enrolling By Invitation

Conditions

  • Knowledge
  • Vegetable Acceptance in Early Childhood
  • Vegetable Intake

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
3 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Rainbow Veggie Club — BEHAVIORAL
    The CATCH EC curriculum is an evidence-based program designed to promote healthy eating, physical activity, and overall wellness in early childhood and school settings. A subset of lessons from this curriculum that focus on vegetables are implemented as part of the Rainbow Veggie Club, and additional enhancements were added to the standard CATCH lessons to specifically target vegetable exposure and acceptance. These enhancements include repeated exposure of vegetables, associative conditioning by serving vegetables alongside a familiar dip, behavioral reinforcement with non-food rewards, and integration of evaluation activities.

Study Details

This evaluation project aims to assess the impact of the Penn State Child Health Research Center's final year of SNAP-Ed funded nutrition education program in low-income preschool classrooms in Pennsylvania. This project uses a combination of nutrition education, repeated exposure to a variety of vegetables, and associative conditioning (using dips to make vegetables more appealing) to improve children's knowledge, acceptance, and intake of vegetables.

Key Dates

Start date
Dec 8, 2025
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: Rainbow Veggie Club
    The Rainbow Veggie Club arm is the name of the educational program provided by Penn State's Child Health Research Center.

Primary Outcome Measure

Vegetable Knowledge (questions developed for study) [ Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of intervention (approximately 5 months) ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
The Learning ExpressAltoonaPennsylvania16601-

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