Clinical trial · Interventional
Nutrition Education for Low-Income Healthy Participants Who Eat an Unhealthy Diet
Tailoring Nutrition Education for Low-Income Audiences
NCT00301691CI-TRIAL-00011267completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Decreasing the amount of fat in the diet and increasing fruit and vegetable intake may help prevent some types of cancer. Giving low-income participants easy-to-read written nutrition materials and an instructional and motivational videotape may help improve eating habits. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well nutrition education improves the eating habits of low-income healthy participants who eat an unhealthy diet.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Adult Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| behavioral dietary intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| educational intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| preventative dietary intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Dietary assessment by modified Family Habits Questionnaire (FHQ), FVFQ, and Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) at baseline, 4 months, and 7 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Mediators and moderators of behavioral change by adapted scales for stage of change, self-efficacy, barriers, and facilitators at baseline, 4 months, and 7 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Healthy low income participant who eats an unhealthy diet * Not already on a healthy diet PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Able to read basic Spanish or English * Not pregnant * No acute or chronic medical condition which would prevent participant from making basic healthful dietary changes * No significant visual and/or hearing impairments * Not from the same household as another study participant PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDGans KM, Risica PM, Strolla LO, Fournier L, Kirtania U, Upegui D, Zhao J, George T, Acharyya S. Effectiveness of different methods for delivering tailored nutrition education to low income, ethnically diverse adults. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2009 May 5;6:24. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-6-24. PMID 19416525