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Family Grocery Study R01

ClinicalTrials.gov · September 8, 2026

Preliminary Why this matters to you Expert discussion

Early or partial results. Treat as a signal, not a conclusion.

AI Summary

This is a registered, not-yet-recruiting family-based behavioral trial designed to test whether pre-filled online grocery shopping carts and recipe provision can improve household food purchases and diet quality among parents with obesity and their young children (ages 2–5). No outcome data are available; the study is in the planning phase and has not yet begun enrollment.

What was studied

Interventional, Randomized, Parallel, Single masking, Prevention purpose. Obesity, Diet, Healthy; age from 2 Years; accepts healthy volunteers. Intervention: Pre-filled carts. Compared with: Recipes only — Active Comparator. n = 384.

Key findings

Safety

Safety was not reported in the material analysed. Check the source before drawing any conclusion about harm.

Who this may help

The source did not state who this applies to in practice.

Plain-language summary

This is a registered but not-yet-recruiting interventional study with no results posted; it represents planned work to test a novel behavioral intervention for early childhood obesity prevention.

Study design

As stated by the source record.

MethodsPrimary outcome measures: Nutritional quality of household grocery purchases (assessed at 6 months); Energy content of household grocery purchases (assessed at 6 months); Fruits purchased (assessed at 6 months); Vegetables purchased (assessed at 6 months); High energy dense foods purchased (assessed at 6 months)

DesignInterventional, Randomized, Parallel, Single masking, Prevention purpose

PopulationObesity, Diet, Healthy; age from 2 Years; accepts healthy volunteers

Sample size384

InterventionPre-filled carts

ComparatorRecipes only — Active Comparator

Reported figures

Quoted from the source exactly as published.

Planned enrollment384

Primary outcome: Nutritional quality of household grocery purchases6 months

Primary outcome: Energy content of household grocery purchases6 months

Primary outcome: Fruits purchased6 months

Primary outcome: Vegetables purchased6 months

Primary outcome: High energy dense foods purchased6 months

Caveats

This is a registry record only; no results are reported or available.
Recruitment has not yet begun (status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING).
Study design details (randomization, blinding, control arm specification) are not provided in the registry record.
Behavioral endpoints are surrogate measures; longer-term health and weight outcomes are not mentioned as primary measures in this registry entry.

Evidence assessment

Graded across the dimensions that decide whether you should act, each from what the source actually supports. There is no single score, and where a dimension was not assessed it says so.

Study design

moderate

Behavioral intervention study; phase and design details not fully specified in registry.

Directness

strong

Targets parents with obesity and children aged 2–5 years; primary outcomes are household grocery purchases.

Consistency

insufficient

No results reported; consistency cannot be assessed against prior work.

Risk of bias

insufficient

Registry record only; blinding, allocation concealment, and other bias mitigation details not provided.

Sample adequacy

moderate

Planned enrollment 384 participants; sample size justification not stated in registry.

What is missing. This record has no key findings. That is a gap in the analysis, not a judgement about the study.

Source abstract

Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07806721). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo. Recruitment status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 384 participants (ESTIMATED). Conditions: Obesity, Diet, Healthy. Interventions: BEHAVIORAL: Recipes; BEHAVIORAL: Pre-filled carts. Primary outcome measures: Nutritional quality of household grocery purchases , 6 months; Energy content of household grocery purchases , 6 months; Fruits purchased , 6 months; Vegetables purchased , 6 months; High energy dense foods purchased , 6 months. Brief summary: Obesity continues to be a major public health concern, and children who are overweight by age 5 are at increased risk for future obesity, highlighting the importance of early efforts to promote healthy eating and growth. The goal of this project is to test a new family-based approach to early childhood obesity prevention, specifically using pre-filled, online grocery shopping carts to make it easier for parents to select healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. This study will be the first to test whether such default shopping carts can help promote the purchasing and consumption of healthier foods, as well as healthier diets and weight outcomes, among parents with obesity and their 2-to-5-year-old children, offering the potential for a meaningful impact on the health of young children and their families.

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ObesityNCT07806721State University of New York at BuffaloPre-filled cartsRecipesDiet, Healthy