Nutricity mobile program to help young children eat healthier
Nutricity: A mHealth nutrition intervention to improve diet quality among children
This project offers parents and their young children a mobile program that teaches healthy eating to try to improve kids' diets.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Kansas Medical Center NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Kansas City, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11180214 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You and your child (ages 1–5) would use the Nutricity mobile program together for three months. The research team will compare children's eating patterns before and after using the app and track how engaged families are. They will also compare families who join the program to other clinic families and look for other health-related changes. The study will test whether the pediatric clinic is a good place to run this kind of program and refine a low-resource tool to support healthy eating early in life.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Parents with children aged 1–5 who receive care at the participating pediatric clinic and can use a smartphone app are the ideal participants.
Not a fit: Families without smartphone access, children outside the 1–5 age range, or caregivers who cannot regularly engage with the program may not receive benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could help young children develop healthier eating habits and lower their risk of obesity and related diseases.
How similar studies have performed: Previous mobile and parent-focused nutrition programs have shown mixed but often promising improvements in child diet quality.
Where this research is happening
Kansas City, United States
- University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Gibbs, Heather — University of Kansas Medical Center
- Study coordinator: Gibbs, Heather
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.