N/A
Completed N=53
Cooking as a Health Behavior in College Students
Diet, Healthy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04084028 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
53
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2021
Primary outcomePrimary: Diet Quality at Baseline and Change From Baseline — 65.11; 61.84; 61.08; 67.84 score on a scale — p=0.91
Summary
Students who live off campus at the University of Vermont will be recruited to participate in the study which will begin in Fall 2019 and run through May 2020. The intervention is a randomized-controlled trial where students will be randomized into one of four conditions: 1) Active cooking classes followed by meal kits and recipes, 2) Active cooking classes followed by no further instruction, 3) No cooking classes followed by meal kits and recipes, or 4) No intervention. Assessments will be conducted at baseline and following each phase.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Diet Quality at Baseline and Change From Baseline |
65.11; 61.84; 61.08; 67.84; -7.45; -3.52 | 0.91 |
| SECONDARY Cooking and Food Practices at Baseline and Change From Baseline |
11.7; 11.85; 11.64; 12.66; 2.03; 2.03 | 0.03 sig |
| SECONDARY Stress Level at Baseline and Change From Baseline |
19.28; 18.94; 20.33; 19.5; -2.56; 1.51 | 0.91 |
| SECONDARY Breakfast Cooking Frequency at Baseline and Change From Baseline |
1.78; 1.75; 2.67; 4.4; .78; .31 | .19 |
| SECONDARY Lunch Cooking Frequency at Baseline and Change From Baseline |
1.33; .75; 2.44; 2.9; .33; .90 | .77 |
| SECONDARY Dinner Cooking Frequency at Baseline and Change From Baseline |
2.7; 3.38; 4.11; 4.7; .78; .23 | .06 |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Undergraduate students at the University of Vermont living off campus independently (may have roommates but not live with a guardian)
- Ages 18-25
- Cooks dinner at home no more than 3x/week
- Access to a kitchen at home
- Availability during scheduled cooking classes/demonstrations
Exclusion Criteria
- Students will be excluded from the study if they do not complete baseline data collection measures prior to the first class meeting.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04084028). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.