NCT03668678

iGrow Readers Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum Efficacy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 568 (actual)
• Sponsor: South Dakota State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 5 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of the iGrow Readers curriculum in changing diet and physical activity knowledge among preschool-aged children. The secondary objective of this study was to better understand the relationship between diet and physical activity related outcome variables in preschool aged children and their primary caregivers.

Detailed description

The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of the iGrow Readers curriculum in changing diet and physical activity knowledge among preschool-aged children. The secondary objective of this study was to better understand the relationship between diet and physical activity related outcome variables in preschool aged children and their primary caregivers. iGrow Readers was created to support literacy development among preschoolers, while promoting nutrition and physical activity messages. This program utilizes the social cognitive theory because it focuses on different environments influencing individual's behaviors and knowledge acquisitions, primarily through observing others within the context of social interactions and experiences. Developmentally appropriate preschool-aged children books, including relevant Native American books, facilitate the themes of healthy physical activity and nutrition practices. The program, a 6-8-week educational curriculum, helps young children understand the benefits of making healthy decisions involving nutrition and physical activity.

Conditions

• Pediatric Obesity
• Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Physical Activity
• Diet Modification

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	iGrow Readers Curriculum	As part of the iGrow Readers curriculum, the primary teacher first reads a book as a group with a specific health behavior theme. Then, children participate in nutrition and physical activities that relate and reinforce the lessons learned in the book. Informational newsletters highlighting healthy behaviors from the stories' themes are provided to parents. All implementation strategies are reinforced by research to promote positive choices in young children's health behaviors through the use of literature and language strategies and modeling of others in the children's microsystems.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-14
• Primary completion: 2016-08-13
• Completion: 2016-08-13
• First posted: 2018-09-12
• Last updated: 2019-01-17