RECRUITING

The Cooking for Health Optimization and Disease Prevention (CHOP) Trial

Study Overview

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Description

Poor nutrition-related diseases disproportionately impact seniors and racial/ethnic minorities who are more likely to experience disparities in proper nutrition. Culinary medicine is a new evidence-based educational approach that blends the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine. Recently, culinary medicine is proposed by the 2020-2030 Strategic Plan for NIH Nutrition Research and national 'Food is Medicine (FIM)' Movement as potential solutions for improving healthy eating, creating social and emotional connections, and nutrition-related health equity. Built upon the well-established community teaching kitchen at The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine (GCCM) at Tulane University and nearly 10 years of experience in delivering culinary education of Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), the investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the feasibility and effectiveness of 3-month community teaching kitchen-based culinary education of MedDiet on improving cardiometabolic and mental health among racially and ethnically diverse seniors.

Official Title

Community Teaching Kitchen-based Culinary Education as a 'Food is Medicine' Solution for Improving Health Equity Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Seniors

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-07-07
Study Completion:2026-12
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT07011459

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:55 Years to 120 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Age 55 years or older
  2. * English speaking
  3. * Ability to provide informed consent.
  1. * Medical history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) or cancer.
  2. * Food allergies including, but not limited to, milk, eggs, shellfish, nuts, wheat or gluten, and soy.
  3. * Special diets including, but not limited to, Mediterranean, veganism, vegetarianism, gluten-free, and the ketogenic diet.
  4. * Current use of medications that could affect blood glucose and lipids levels including, but not limited to, insulins (Humalog, Novolog, insulin detemir, etc.), anti-diabetic medications (metformin, sulfonylureas, meglitinides, etc.), Ozempic. HAART, and beta blockers.
  5. * No children are involved.
  6. * No other vulnerable subjects will be involved.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Cristina Miller, MPH
CONTACT
504-988-2166
cmiller17@tulane.edu
Marquita Canatella, RN
CONTACT
504-988-1809
mcanatella@tulane.edu

Principal Investigator

Lu Qi, PhD, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Tulane University

Study Locations (Sites)

The Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112
United States
Tulane Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Tulane University

  • Lu Qi, PhD, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Tulane University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-07-07
Study Completion Date2026-12

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-07-07
Study Completion Date2026-12

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Culinary
  • Cardiometabolic health
  • Mental health
  • Mediterranean Diet
  • Nutrition

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Cardiovascular Diseases