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Evaluating the Impact of a School-based Fruit and Vegetable Co-op on Cardiometabolic Child and Parents Health in a Persistent Poverty Area

Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) to Evaluate the Impact of a School-based Fruit and Vegetable Co-op on Cardiometabolic Health of Children and Parents in a Persistent Poverty Area

Who can join

Ages 6 to 9 · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* enrollment of 100 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students
* high proportion of children participating in the free and reduced lunch (FRL) program (\>70%)
* willingness to implement a coordinated school health (CSH) program

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior participation in BB in the previous school year
* children or parents identified as special needs per school; or having any physical, cognitive, or psychological disability that would prevent participation in evaluation measures

About the study

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the (Brighter Bites (BB) intervention compared to a wait-list control group 9 months after the intervention on changes in primary child outcomes (HbA1c, and vegetable intake), on changes in secondary outcomes (household food security status, parent and child dietary behaviors, and home access/availability of fruits and vegetables (FV)), and the mediational influence of changes in food security status, parent outcomes, and home environment measures on changes in child outcomes.

What is being tested

• Brighter Bites (other)

Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Participants: 720 · Started: Aug 8, 2024

Contact the study team

• Shreela Sharma, PhD · Phone: (713) 500-9344
• Emily Adlparvar · Phone: (713) 500 9608

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06570707

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Obesity in Children

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.