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Nutrition Intervention for Older Adults and Research Training
Sponsor: University of Maryland, Baltimore
Summary
Lack of effective interventions to improve diet quality among older urban adults represents a significant health problem. Simultaneously, enhancing the biomedical workforce is needed to meet growing US demands in research and science fields to address disparities in chronic disease outcomes. This project meets these demands by expanding research training opportunities for younger students to build confidence and self-efficacy that they belong in an academic research environment, while providing a relatively low-cost nutrition intervention to disseminate to help narrow these gaps.
Official title: Empowering Baltimore Youth Through Applied Research Experiences to Improve Diet Quality in Older Adults Living in Healthy Food Priority Areas
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
180
Start Date
2026-11-27
Completion Date
2031-03-31
Last Updated
2026-10-27
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Nutrition Intervention
A trained study team member will lead weekly virtual live group sessions once a week for 1 hour over 12 weeks. The first part of class each week will include the teaching kitchen cooking demonstration, and the remainder of the class will focus on dietary education. We will enroll up to 15 participants in a virtual cohort and run multiple different group sessions for 90 participants.
Contact Control
Staff will lead weekly virtual live group health education sessions for one hour/week over 12 weeks. We will enroll up to 15 participants in each virtual class cohort and run multiple different group sessions for a total sample size of 90 participants. Health education sessions are designed to increase self-efficacy and empower older adults to take control of their own healthcare. Topics cover a broad range of healthy aging, including the importance of sleep, goal setting, self-care, and common comorbidities.
Locations (1)
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, United States