NCT06890728

SPICE UP MyPlate - Strategy for Promoting Intake of Delicious Healthful Dietary Patterns Based on MyPlate: A Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 55 (actual)
• Sponsor: Penn State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 31 Years – 59 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim is to conduct a pilot study to assess the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of culinary focused nutrition education to promote increased adherence to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans compared to standard low-intensity care.

Detailed description

This is a 15-week, 2-arm randomized controlled pilot trial. In a 1:1 ratio, participants will be randomized to the intervention arm or the control arm. The intervention group will receive a 12-week culinary focused nutrition education program. The control group will receive standard low-intensity care (i.e., printed healthy eating material). Outcome measures will be assessed at baseline and 15 weeks.

Conditions

• Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Culinary focused nutrition education	Culinary focused nutrition education based on MyPlate with an emphasis on taste and enjoyment of healthy foods.
BEHAVIORAL	Standard low intensity nutrition education	Provided by a written MyPlate resource

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-28
• Primary completion: 2025-12-12
• Completion: 2025-12-12
• First posted: 2025-03-24
• Last updated: 2026-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States