Roswell Park Cancer Institute
This clinical trial tests the feasibility, acceptability and effect of an optimal defaults grocery shopping intervention to promote healthy diets for pediatric cancer survivors and their families. Pediatric cancer survivors are a growing population who are at an increased risk of developing chronic conditions and treatment-related complications. Poor nutritional intake can significantly worsen chronic health conditions experienced by survivors. Children who have poorer nutrition post-treatment are at greater risk for cancer recurrence. Interventions that effectively support families in obtaining and consuming healthier food and improve dietary intake are poised to improve developmental outcomes among pediatric cancer survivors. One promising way to impact the family diet is by targeting food purchasing. Optimal defaults, or making the healthy choice the automatic choice, is a specific nudge strategy that may be a feasible, acceptable and effective way to promote healthier food purchasing and dietary intake among pediatric cancer survivors and their families.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To test the feasibility and acceptability of an optimal defaults grocery shopping intervention among families with a survivor of pediatric cancer. II. To test effects of the defaults intervention on the nutritional quality, energy content, and cost of household grocery purchases and children's usual dietary intake, including nutritional quality and energy intake, as well as intake of fat, carbohydrates, protein, and added sugar. IIa. Examine effects of the intervention on dietary intake of the enrolled parent/guardian OUTLINE: Families (cancer survivor and their par…
Inclusion Criteria: * Parent (or legal guardian) of child that is a survivor of pediatric cancer (any diagnosis) * Pediatric patient age: 2 ≤ age \< 17 years old at time of study entry * Child receiving follow-up care at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. The child should no longer be receiving active cancer directed therapy at time of enrollment. There is no limit to the time post treatment * Parent is the primary caregiver of the child. This is defined as being the parent/guardian who is the most aware of the child's daily activities (or one of multiple guardians who are equally…
Receive main meal recipes
Meet with study staff to address any grocery shopping questions
Receive nutrition education tips
Receive prefilled online grocery cart
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