The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative (TKC) Multisite Curriculum Study, UTHealth Houston SPH Site – Year 2
Grantee: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Year Funded: 2024
Amount: $75,000
Report Status: Report not posted
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Project Summary: The Teaching Kitchen (TK) Multisite Trial is an innovative program that combines evidence-based nutrition education with culinary learning for behavior change. This study aims to assess the feasibility and preliminary impact of the TK program on health outcomes and well-being across different sites and sociodemographic populations.
The specific aims are:
Aim 1: To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a multidisciplinary TK lifestyle intervention among diverse urban, suburban, and rural-dwelling adults.
Aim 2: To identify the barriers and facilitators to effectively implementing the TK culinary and lifestyle intervention in clinical- and community-based settings using a mixed-methods (qualitative and quantitative) evaluation.
Aim 3: To assess the preliminary effectiveness of the TK culinary and lifestyle education intervention by comparing changes between the intervention and wait-list control groups from pre- to post-intervention.
This study is a randomized controlled trial of adults (n = 320) who have overweight or class I-II obesity (BMI 25-39.9) and at least one metabolic disease marker (including fasting glucose, hemoglobin A1c; liver function; or fasting lipid profile).
Participants (n = 50 at the UTHealth site, 25 per group) in Cohort 2 will be measured at baseline, after the 16-week intensive culinary and lifestyle intervention (4 months), at the end of the intervention program (12 months), and after a 6-month follow-up period (18 months).
