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

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05197114

Enrollment

Registered

2022-01-19

Start date

2022-01-25

Completion date

2022-09-25

Last updated

2022-01-19

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Conditions

Type 1 Diabetes

Brief 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.

Interventions

OTHERsummerlunch+ 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.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Type 1 diabetes for over one year

Exclusion criteria

* Type 1 diabetes for less than one year, non-English speaking, do not have access to a computer or internet

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Feasibility and acceptability of the virtual summerlunch+At Home program	Two months	Questionnaire

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The impact of the program on food literacy skills children's attitude towards cooking, cooking confidence, food knowledge and food preferences -	Two months, three months and six months	Questionnaire to measure the change in food literacy skills before and after the program.
Changes in glycemic control as measured through HbA1C levels	Two months, three months and six months	Routine blood work

Countries

Canada

Contacts

Primary ContactVanita Pais

Vanita.Pais@sickkids.ca4168135745

Backup ContactSarah Goldstein

sarah.goldstein@sickkids.ca4379934018

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026