NCT05197244

A Culinary Intervention for Bone Health

Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of a Culinary Intervention for Bone Health

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Calgary · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized, controlled pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a single 2-hour culinary medicine intervention for bone health among individuals with age-associated low bone mass.

Detailed description

This is a randomized, controlled pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a single 2-hour culinary medicine intervention for bone health among individuals with age-associated low bone mass. A total of 40 individuals referred to a tertiary osteoporosis centre for age-associated low bone mass will be will be recruited and randomized 1:1 to attend either: 1) a 2-hour hands-on culinary medicine program at a hospital-based teaching kitchen followed by three monthly virtual group meetings, each lasting 30 minutes and led by the facilitator of the culinary nutrition program (intervention group), or, 2) not to attend the culinary nutrition program (control group). Baseline data will be collected at the time of recruitment, and both the intervention and control group will be followed for 3 months.

Conditions

• Osteoporosis, Age-Related
• Osteoporosis Risk

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Culinary Medicine Intervention	A 2-hour practical culinary medicine program facilitated by a culinary dietitian at a hospital-based teaching kitchen, followed by 3 virtual group follow-up sessions occurring monthly, each lasting approximately 30 minutes. The follow-up sessions will be facilitated by a culinary dietitian and will be conducted using a secure telephone/video conference platform.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-15
• Primary completion: 2023-04-30
• Completion: 2023-04-30
• First posted: 2022-01-19
• Last updated: 2023-05-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada