Rural EAting and Cooking Healthy (REACH)

The impact of motivational interviewing during a nutrition education and skills intervention in Central Appalachia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16745373

Enrollment

150

Registered

2015-08-03

Start date

2015-01-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-06-06

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Conditions

Adherence to a healthy diet Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

Adherence to a healthy diet is difficult in rural Central Appalachian food deserts and strategies to improve dietary habits in this region must consider the impact of austere environment and cultural

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. >16 years old 2. Live in one of six rural food desert counties in Kentucky 3. Able to read and comprehend English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. <16 years old 2. Not or resident of any study county 3. Unable to read and comprehend English

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Fresh fruit and vegetable consumption measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months (study completion) using the BLOCK Fruit/Vegetable/Fiber Screener 2. Saturated fat intake measured at baseline and 12 months using the National Cancer Institute Diet History Questionnaire II 3. Frequency of home cooked meals and perception of food environment measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months using the Leise Food Environment Questionnaire 4. Household Food Security using the USDA Household Food Security Survey Module at baseline and 12 months 5. Grocery buying habits measured via participants' grocery receipts at baseline, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Fresh fruit and vegetable consumption measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months (study completion) using the BLOCK Fruit/Vegetable/Fiber Screener 2. Saturated fat intake measured at baseline and 12 months using the National Cancer Institute Diet History Questionnaire II 3. Frequency of home cooked meals and perception of food environment measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months using the Leise Food Environment Questionnaire 4. Household Food Security using the USDA Household Food Security Survey Module at baseline and 12 months 5. Grocery buying habits measured via participants' grocery receipts at baseline, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Grocery buying habits measured via participants' grocery receipts at baseline, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months	—

Countries

United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026