<clinical_study>
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  <required_header>
    <download_date>ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023</download_date>
    <link_text>Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.</link_text>
    <url>https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03823469</url>
  </required_header>
  <id_info>
    <org_study_id>2018P002115</org_study_id>
    <nct_id>NCT03823469</nct_id>
  </id_info>
  <brief_title>Evaluating the Impact of a Culinary Coaching Tele-medicine Program</brief_title>
  <official_title>Evaluating the Impact of a Culinary Coaching Telemedicine Program on Body Weight and Metabolic Outcomes - A Randomized Controlled Trial</official_title>
  <sponsors>
    <lead_sponsor>
      <agency>Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital</agency>
      <agency_class>Other</agency_class>
    </lead_sponsor>
    <collaborator>
      <agency>Sheba Medical Center</agency>
      <agency_class>Other</agency_class>
    </collaborator>
  </sponsors>
  <source>Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital</source>
  <oversight_info>
    <is_fda_regulated_drug>No</is_fda_regulated_drug>
    <is_fda_regulated_device>No</is_fda_regulated_device>
  </oversight_info>
  <brief_summary>
    <textblock>
      Introduction: Obesity is a major public health problem and adopting healthy lifestyle habits,&#xD;
      while effective, is challenging in real-world settings. Culinary coaching is a behavioral&#xD;
      intervention that aims to improve nutrition and overall health by facilitating home cooking&#xD;
      through an active learning process that combines culinary training and health coaching. Our&#xD;
      goal is to evaluate whether a culinary coaching telemedicine program (twelve 30-minute&#xD;
      sessions) will significantly improve outcomes among subjects with overweight or obesity.&#xD;
&#xD;
      General hypothesis: A culinary coaching telemedicine program will result in significant&#xD;
      weight loss, and improvement in culinary attitude and self-efficacy, nutritional intake, and&#xD;
      metabolic outcomes.&#xD;
&#xD;
      Methods: This is a two-site, 36-month randomized controlled trial in which study participants&#xD;
      between the ages of 25 to 70, with 27.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 35 Kg/m2 will be randomly assigned to&#xD;
      nutritional counseling combined with a structured culinary coaching program or to nutritional&#xD;
      counseling group (18 intervention, 18 control at each site). Intervention will include a&#xD;
      3-month culinary coaching telemedicine program with outcome data collected periodically for&#xD;
      12 months. The pre-defined primary outcome is body weight loss at 6 months, and secondary&#xD;
      outcomes include change in body weight and composition at 1 year, as well as culinary&#xD;
      attitudes and self-efficacy through a validated questionnaire, nutritional intake, lipid&#xD;
      profile, blood pressure, and HgA1c (glycated hemoglobin); and participants' perception of the&#xD;
      program.&#xD;
&#xD;
      Potential impact: The investigators believe that this program has a potential to be a viable&#xD;
      tool in promoting effective and scalable home cooking interventions aimed at improved&#xD;
      nutrition and health outcomes in overweight and obesity.&#xD;
    </textblock>
  </brief_summary>
  <overall_status>Completed</overall_status>
  <start_date type="Actual">May 20, 2019</start_date>
  <completion_date type="Actual">September 19, 2022</completion_date>
  <primary_completion_date type="Actual">September 19, 2022</primary_completion_date>
  <phase>N/A</phase>
  <study_type>Interventional</study_type>
  <has_expanded_access>No</has_expanded_access>
  <study_design_info>
    <allocation>Randomized</allocation>
    <intervention_model>Parallel Assignment</intervention_model>
    <primary_purpose>Treatment</primary_purpose>
    <masking>Single (Outcomes Assessor)</masking>
  </study_design_info>
  <primary_outcome>
    <measure>Body weight at 6 months</measure>
    <time_frame>Six months</time_frame>
    <description>5% decrease in body weight (kg) in the intervention arm as compared to control. measured by a registered dietitian.</description>
  </primary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Body weight</measure>
    <time_frame>Body weight will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Body weight (kg), measured by a registered dietitian</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Culinary attitude &amp; self-efficacy</measure>
    <time_frame>Culinary attitude &amp; self-efficacy will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Culinary attitudes and self-efficacy will be evaluated by the Cooking With a Chef (CWC) Instrument. This is a 22-item self-administered Likert scale questionnaire that generates three subscales: 1) the cooking techniques and meal preparation self-efficacy subscale (14 items; 1 - not al all confident; 5- extremely confident; sub-scale range 14-70), 2) the negative cooking attitudes subscale (4 items; 1 - strongly disagree; 5 - strongly agree; sub-scale range 4-20), and, 3) the self-efficacy to consume fruit and vegetables subscale (5 items; 1 - not al all confident; 5- extremely confident; sub-scale range 5-25).</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Nutritional intake</measure>
    <time_frame>Nutritional intake will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Nutritional intake will be evaluated by a 4-day food record. Intake will be analyzed for its caloric content (kcal), saturated fats(g), trans fats(g), legumes (g), fruits (g), red and processed meat (g), sugars(g), processed food(g), vegetables(g), soft drinks(g), fish(g), whole grain(g), refined grain(g), and monounsaturated fat-saturated fat ratio. Vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, whole grains, fish, monounsaturated fat-saturated fat ratio, alcohol, and meat will be aggregate to report Mediterranean index in points (1-9))</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Adherence to Mediterranean Diet</measure>
    <time_frame>Nutritional intake will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Adherence to Mediterranean Diet will be evaluated by the validated 14 items Questionnaire of Mediterranean Diet Adherence, extracted by a dietitian from a 4-day food record (0 - low adherence; 14 - high adherence)</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Consumption of ultra-processed</measure>
    <time_frame>Nutritional intake will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Consumption of ultra-processed food will be evaluated by the NOVE food classification, extracted by a dietitian from a 4-day food record (unprocessed or minimally processed foods (g), processed culinary ingredients (g), processed foods (g), ultra processed foods (g))</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Blood pressure</measure>
    <time_frame>Blood pressure will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic), measured in a seated position by a nurse using a sphygmometer</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Lipid profile</measure>
    <time_frame>Lipid profile will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Lipid profile (total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol and triglycerides), measured from a blood sample drawn</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>HbA1c</measure>
    <time_frame>HbA1c will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>HbA1c, measured from a blood sample drawn</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Lean body mass</measure>
    <time_frame>Lean body mass will be obtained at baseline, and at 6 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Lean body mass (g) will measured using Bone Densitometry</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Total fat mass</measure>
    <time_frame>Total fat mass will be obtained at baseline, and at 6 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Total fat mass (g, %fat) will measured using Bone Densitometry</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Trunk fat mass</measure>
    <time_frame>Trunk fat mass will be obtained at baseline, and at 6 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Trunk fat mass (g, %fat) will measured using Bone Densitometry</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Fat distribution</measure>
    <time_frame>Body composition will be obtained at baseline, and at 6 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Fat distribution will measured using Bone Densitometry. Measurements includes: android fat mass (g, %fat) and gynoid fat mass (g, %fat). Fat distribution will be extracted from Android/ Gynoid</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Stages of change in relation to home cooking</measure>
    <time_frame>Stages of change will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Stages of change in relation to home cooking as assessed by the validated University of Rod Island Change Assessment (URICA) Scale. This is a 32-item self-administered Likert scale questionnaire (1 - strongly disagree; 5 - strongly agree). Minimum score - 32, maximum score - 160</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Perceived Stress</measure>
    <time_frame>Perceived stress will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Perceived Stress, evaluated by the validated Perceived Stress Scale. This is a 10-item self-administered Likert scale questionnaire (0 - never; 4 - very often). Minimum score - 0, maximum score - 10.</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Subject perceptions of the program</measure>
    <time_frame>subjects perception of the program will be obtained using open ended questionnaires at baseline, 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention</time_frame>
    <description>Information about subjects' experiences (e.g., feelings during the CCTP; difficulties, dilemmas, and challenges during the program) will be evaluated using a structured open-ended questionnaire.</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Subject perceptions of the program</measure>
    <time_frame>Subjects perception of the program will be obtained using in-depth interview after the intervention (at 3 months).</time_frame>
    <description>Information about subjects' experiences (e.g., feelings during the CCTP; difficulties, dilemmas, and challenges during the program) will be evaluated using In-depth semi-structured interview.</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Coping with Stress</measure>
    <time_frame>Coping with stress will be obtain through the 2 months of the pick COVID-19 epidemic</time_frame>
    <description>Overall resiliency to cope with the COVID-19 epidemic with be obtained through the Brief Resilient Coping Scale and copying strategies through the Brief Cope scale</description>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <number_of_arms>2</number_of_arms>
  <enrollment type="Actual">75</enrollment>
  <condition>Overweight</condition>
  <condition>Obesity</condition>
  <arm_group>
    <arm_group_label>Intervention: Nutritional counseling + CCTP</arm_group_label>
    <arm_group_type>Active Comparator</arm_group_type>
    <description>Nutritional counseling + Culinary Coaching Telemedicine Program (CCTP)</description>
  </arm_group>
  <arm_group>
    <arm_group_label>Control: Nutritional counseling only</arm_group_label>
    <arm_group_type>Active Comparator</arm_group_type>
    <description>Two 30-minute nutritional counseling sessions</description>
  </arm_group>
  <intervention>
    <intervention_type>Behavioral</intervention_type>
    <intervention_name>CCTP</intervention_name>
    <description>Twelve weekly one-on-one 30-minute tele-sessions through video conference. At the first session, subjects identify their vision regarding home cooking and 3-month goals. During each subsequent meeting, subjects will review their progress towards reaching the prior week's culinary goals and identify goals for the coming week, using a self-discovery process. When patients detect a new culinary skill that is necessary for their progress, s/he will either be taught through discussions or referred to active learning from a Culinary Resource Center.</description>
    <arm_group_label>Intervention: Nutritional counseling + CCTP</arm_group_label>
  </intervention>
  <intervention>
    <intervention_type>Behavioral</intervention_type>
    <intervention_name>Nutritional counseling</intervention_name>
    <description>Two 30-minute nutritional counseling sessions</description>
    <arm_group_label>Control: Nutritional counseling only</arm_group_label>
    <arm_group_label>Intervention: Nutritional counseling + CCTP</arm_group_label>
  </intervention>
  <eligibility>
    <criteria>
      <textblock>
        Inclusion Criteria:&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Stable oral medications for the past 3 months (or with type 2 diabetes mellitus who&#xD;
             are well controlled (Hga1C&lt;7.5) and on stable oral medications for the past 6 months&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Body mass index (BMI) equal or greater than 27.5 Kg/m2 and equal or lower than 35&#xD;
             Kg/m2.&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Subjects who will agree to be randomized to either one of the 2 study arms&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Accessible by phone, and able to watch online videos.&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  English (Spaulding) or Hebrew (Sheba) speaking subjects&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  At least self-report one visit with a physician or dietitian in the last 12 months.&#xD;
&#xD;
        Exclusion Criteria:&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Pregnant or nursing women within the past 6 months&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Weight loss medications (e.g., topiramate, buproprion, orlistat) within the past 6&#xD;
             months or medications likely to cause weight gain or prevent weight loss (e.g.,&#xD;
             corticosteroids, lithium, olanzapine, risperidone, clozapine&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Either type 1 or 2 diabetes who are on insulin&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Uncontrolled hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Serious medical conditions likely to hinder accurate measurement of weight, or for&#xD;
             which weight loss is contraindicated, or which would cause weight loss (e.g., end&#xD;
             stage renal disease on dialysis, cancer diagnosis or treatment within 2 years)&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Unstable angina or with myocardial infarction, stroke or atherosclerotic&#xD;
             cardiovascular disease procedure within 6 months prior to screening&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Self-reported average consumption of &gt; 14 alcoholic drink per week&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Prior or planned bariatric surgery&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Unintentional weight loss within 6 months of enrollment (≥ 5% of body weight), or&#xD;
             Intentional weight loss within 6 months (≥ 5% of body weight)&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Subjects following specific dietetic recommendations (e.g., celiac sprue, cystic&#xD;
             fibrosis)&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  Subjects with eating disorders, or any psychiatric hospitalization in last year prior&#xD;
             to screening.&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </criteria>
    <gender>All</gender>
    <minimum_age>25 Years</minimum_age>
    <maximum_age>70 Years</maximum_age>
    <healthy_volunteers>Accepts Healthy Volunteers</healthy_volunteers>
  </eligibility>
  <overall_official>
    <last_name>Rani Polak, MA</last_name>
    <role>Principal Investigator</role>
    <affiliation>Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital</affiliation>
  </overall_official>
  <location>
    <facility>
      <name>Spaulding Rehabilitation hospitle</name>
      <address>
        <city>Charlestown</city>
        <state>Massachusetts</state>
        <zip>02129</zip>
        <country>United States</country>
      </address>
    </facility>
  </location>
  <location>
    <facility>
      <name>Sheba Medical Center</name>
      <address>
        <city>Ramat Gan</city>
        <country>Israel</country>
      </address>
    </facility>
  </location>
  <location_countries>
    <country>Israel</country>
    <country>United States</country>
  </location_countries>
  <verification_date>March 2023</verification_date>
  <study_first_submitted>January 15, 2019</study_first_submitted>
  <study_first_submitted_qc>January 29, 2019</study_first_submitted_qc>
  <study_first_posted type="Actual">January 30, 2019</study_first_posted>
  <last_update_submitted>March 3, 2023</last_update_submitted>
  <last_update_submitted_qc>March 3, 2023</last_update_submitted_qc>
  <last_update_posted type="Actual">March 6, 2023</last_update_posted>
  <responsible_party>
    <responsible_party_type>Principal Investigator</responsible_party_type>
    <investigator_affiliation>Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital</investigator_affiliation>
    <investigator_full_name>Ran Polak</investigator_full_name>
    <investigator_title>CHEF Coaching program director</investigator_title>
  </responsible_party>
  <keyword>Home cooking</keyword>
  <keyword>Telemedicine</keyword>
  <keyword>Nutrition</keyword>
  <keyword>Health coaching</keyword>
  <condition_browse>
    <!-- CAUTION:  The following MeSH terms are assigned with an imperfect algorithm            -->
    <mesh_term>Overweight</mesh_term>
  </condition_browse>
  <!-- Results have not yet been posted for this study                                          -->
</clinical_study>


download date: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023
link text: Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
url: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03823469
org study id: 2018P002115
nct id: NCT03823469
lead sponsor: 
collaborator: 
is fda regulated drug: No
is fda regulated device: No
Introduction: Obesity is a major public health problem and adopting healthy lifestyle habits,
      while effective, is challenging in real-world settings. Culinary coaching is a behavioral
      intervention that aims to improve nutrition and overall health by facilitating home cooking
      through an active learning process that combines culinary training and health coaching. Our
      goal is to evaluate whether a culinary coaching telemedicine program (twelve 30-minute
      sessions) will significantly improve outcomes among subjects with overweight or obesity.

      General hypothesis: A culinary coaching telemedicine program will result in significant
      weight loss, and improvement in culinary attitude and self-efficacy, nutritional intake, and
      metabolic outcomes.

      Methods: This is a two-site, 36-month randomized controlled trial in which study participants
      between the ages of 25 to 70, with 27.5 ≤ BMI ≤ 35 Kg/m2 will be randomly assigned to
      nutritional counseling combined with a structured culinary coaching program or to nutritional
      counseling group (18 intervention, 18 control at each site). Intervention will include a
      3-month culinary coaching telemedicine program with outcome data collected periodically for
      12 months. The pre-defined primary outcome is body weight loss at 6 months, and secondary
      outcomes include change in body weight and composition at 1 year, as well as culinary
      attitudes and self-efficacy through a validated questionnaire, nutritional intake, lipid
      profile, blood pressure, and HgA1c (glycated hemoglobin); and participants' perception of the
      program.

      Potential impact: The investigators believe that this program has a potential to be a viable
      tool in promoting effective and scalable home cooking interventions aimed at improved
      nutrition and health outcomes in overweight and obesity.
allocation: Randomized
intervention model: Parallel Assignment
primary purpose: Treatment
masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
measure: Body weight at 6 months
time frame: Six months
description: 5% decrease in body weight (kg) in the intervention arm as compared to control. measured by a registered dietitian.
measure: Body weight
time frame: Body weight will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Body weight (kg), measured by a registered dietitian
measure: Culinary attitude & self-efficacy
time frame: Culinary attitude & self-efficacy will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Culinary attitudes and self-efficacy will be evaluated by the Cooking With a Chef (CWC) Instrument. This is a 22-item self-administered Likert scale questionnaire that generates three subscales: 1) the cooking techniques and meal preparation self-efficacy subscale (14 items; 1 - not al all confident; 5- extremely confident; sub-scale range 14-70), 2) the negative cooking attitudes subscale (4 items; 1 - strongly disagree; 5 - strongly agree; sub-scale range 4-20), and, 3) the self-efficacy to consume fruit and vegetables subscale (5 items; 1 - not al all confident; 5- extremely confident; sub-scale range 5-25).
measure: Nutritional intake
time frame: Nutritional intake will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Nutritional intake will be evaluated by a 4-day food record. Intake will be analyzed for its caloric content (kcal), saturated fats(g), trans fats(g), legumes (g), fruits (g), red and processed meat (g), sugars(g), processed food(g), vegetables(g), soft drinks(g), fish(g), whole grain(g), refined grain(g), and monounsaturated fat-saturated fat ratio. Vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, whole grains, fish, monounsaturated fat-saturated fat ratio, alcohol, and meat will be aggregate to report Mediterranean index in points (1-9))
measure: Adherence to Mediterranean Diet
time frame: Nutritional intake will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Adherence to Mediterranean Diet will be evaluated by the validated 14 items Questionnaire of Mediterranean Diet Adherence, extracted by a dietitian from a 4-day food record (0 - low adherence; 14 - high adherence)
measure: Consumption of ultra-processed
time frame: Nutritional intake will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Consumption of ultra-processed food will be evaluated by the NOVE food classification, extracted by a dietitian from a 4-day food record (unprocessed or minimally processed foods (g), processed culinary ingredients (g), processed foods (g), ultra processed foods (g))
measure: Blood pressure
time frame: Blood pressure will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic), measured in a seated position by a nurse using a sphygmometer
measure: Lipid profile
time frame: Lipid profile will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Lipid profile (total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, non-HDL cholesterol and triglycerides), measured from a blood sample drawn
measure: HbA1c
time frame: HbA1c will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: HbA1c, measured from a blood sample drawn
measure: Lean body mass
time frame: Lean body mass will be obtained at baseline, and at 6 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Lean body mass (g) will measured using Bone Densitometry
measure: Total fat mass
time frame: Total fat mass will be obtained at baseline, and at 6 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Total fat mass (g, %fat) will measured using Bone Densitometry
measure: Trunk fat mass
time frame: Trunk fat mass will be obtained at baseline, and at 6 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Trunk fat mass (g, %fat) will measured using Bone Densitometry
measure: Fat distribution
time frame: Body composition will be obtained at baseline, and at 6 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Fat distribution will measured using Bone Densitometry. Measurements includes: android fat mass (g, %fat) and gynoid fat mass (g, %fat). Fat distribution will be extracted from Android/ Gynoid
measure: Stages of change in relation to home cooking
time frame: Stages of change will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Stages of change in relation to home cooking as assessed by the validated University of Rod Island Change Assessment (URICA) Scale. This is a 32-item self-administered Likert scale questionnaire (1 - strongly disagree; 5 - strongly agree). Minimum score - 32, maximum score - 160
measure: Perceived Stress
time frame: Perceived stress will be obtained at baseline, after the intervention (at 3 months), 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Perceived Stress, evaluated by the validated Perceived Stress Scale. This is a 10-item self-administered Likert scale questionnaire (0 - never; 4 - very often). Minimum score - 0, maximum score - 10.
measure: Subject perceptions of the program
time frame: subjects perception of the program will be obtained using open ended questionnaires at baseline, 6 months after the beginning of the intervention, and 12 months after the beginning of the intervention
description: Information about subjects' experiences (e.g., feelings during the CCTP; difficulties, dilemmas, and challenges during the program) will be evaluated using a structured open-ended questionnaire.
measure: Subject perceptions of the program
time frame: Subjects perception of the program will be obtained using in-depth interview after the intervention (at 3 months).
description: Information about subjects' experiences (e.g., feelings during the CCTP; difficulties, dilemmas, and challenges during the program) will be evaluated using In-depth semi-structured interview.
measure: Coping with Stress
time frame: Coping with stress will be obtain through the 2 months of the pick COVID-19 epidemic
description: Overall resiliency to cope with the COVID-19 epidemic with be obtained through the Brief Resilient Coping Scale and copying strategies through the Brief Cope scale
arm group label: Intervention: Nutritional counseling + CCTP
arm group type: Active Comparator
description: Nutritional counseling + Culinary Coaching Telemedicine Program (CCTP)
arm group label: Control: Nutritional counseling only
arm group type: Active Comparator
description: Two 30-minute nutritional counseling sessions
intervention type: Behavioral
intervention name: CCTP
description: Twelve weekly one-on-one 30-minute tele-sessions through video conference. At the first session, subjects identify their vision regarding home cooking and 3-month goals. During each subsequent meeting, subjects will review their progress towards reaching the prior week's culinary goals and identify goals for the coming week, using a self-discovery process. When patients detect a new culinary skill that is necessary for their progress, s/he will either be taught through discussions or referred to active learning from a Culinary Resource Center.
arm group label: Intervention: Nutritional counseling + CCTP
intervention type: Behavioral
intervention name: Nutritional counseling
description: Two 30-minute nutritional counseling sessions
arm group label: Control: Nutritional counseling only
arm group label: Intervention: Nutritional counseling + CCTP
criteria: 
gender: All
minimum age: 25 Years
maximum age: 70 Years
healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
last name: Rani Polak, MA
role: Principal Investigator
affiliation: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
facility: 
facility: 
country: Israel
country: United States
responsible party type: Principal Investigator
investigator affiliation: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
investigator full name: Ran Polak
investigator title: CHEF Coaching program director
mesh term: Overweight