Design and participant characteristics of TX sprouts: A school-based cluster randomized gardening, nutrition, and cooking intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To outline the study design, outcome measures, protocol and baseline characteristics of enrolled participants of Texas (TX) Sprouts, a one-year school-based gardening, nutrition, and cooking cluster randomized trial.

Methods

Eight schools were randomly assigned to the TX Sprouts intervention and eight schools to the delayed intervention over three years (2016-2019). The intervention arm received: formation/training of Garden Leadership Committees; a 0.25-acre outdoor teaching garden; 18 student lessons including gardening, nutrition, and cooking activities, taught weekly during school hours by hired educators throughout one school year; and nine parent lessons taught monthly to families. The delayed intervention was implemented the following academic year and received t

SUBMITTER: Davis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7587328 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature