NCT05197114

Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Food Skills Program for Children With Type 1 Diabetes During COVID-19

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Food forms an integral part of diabetes management. As children mature into young adults, they must learn to adopt lifestyle behaviours critical for optimal diabetes care. The development of food preparation and cooking skills at a young age may help to facilitate healthy food choices in children and provide a solid foundation for young adulthood. Food skills workshops are effective interventions that have been shown to improve food literacy and healthy eating in the general pediatric population. However, food skills programs have not been adequately evaluated in children with type 1 diabetes. Further, virtual programs are not well assessed, which can increase the accessibility of food education during the pandemic and in the future.

Conditions

• Type 1 Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	summerlunch+ At Home Food Skills Program	The summerlunch+ At Home program a virtual eight-week food skills program that teaches cooking, nutrition and environmental sustainability to children. The program has been adapted for those with Type 1 Diabetes to teach important food skills specific to diabetes management.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-25
• Primary completion: 2022-03-25
• Completion: 2022-09-25
• First posted: 2022-01-19
• Last updated: 2022-01-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada