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The Neighborhood & Health Study

— Observational Healthy Eating Cardiometabolic Health

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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Residence in Agrihood Neighborhood.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Healthy Eating, Cardiometabolic Health. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Official title

A Naturalistic Study of Residents of an Agriculturally Integrated Community

Overview

The objective of The Neighborhood \& Health Study is to use a quasi-experimental mixed-methods approach to assess the impact of living in an agrihood-an agriculturally integrated community. This study follows a longitudinal cohort of residents of a newly developed neighborhood (the Indigo Neighborhood) and a geographically and socio-demographically matched neighborhood (the Elyson Neighborhood), both located in Fort Bend County, Texas, providing a unique opportunity for a natural experiment.

Detailed description

Poor nutrition and inadequate physical activity are prevalent in many communities across the United States. Agriculturally integrated communities called "agrihoods" are a potential responsive agriculture solution that may support healthy living. The aims of the study are to 1) Assess short-term changes in healthy eating, physical activity, cardiometabolic health indicators, and social connectedness as compared to a comparison neighborhood that is not an agriculturally integrated neighborhood; 2) Document time use with features of the Indigo Agrihood and assess consumer preferences for built and nature design features to provide resident-driven data for future developments; 3) Assess the economic benefits of the Indigo Agrihood.

Interventions

  • Other Residence in Agrihood Neighborhood
    We are examining the effects of individuals who move into an agrihood neighborhood.

Primary outcome measures

  • Change in healthy eating [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
  • Change in physical activity [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
  • Change in body mass index (BMI) [Time frame: Baseline to 6 months]
  • Change in blood pressure [Time frame: Baseline to 6 months]
  • Change in hemoglobin A1c [Time frame: Baseline to 6 months]
  • Change in social connectedness [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
  • Change in total physical activity [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
  • Change in dermal carotenoids [Time frame: Baseline to 6 months]
  • Change in lipids [Time frame: Baseline to 6 months]
  • Change in total HEI score [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
  • Change in fruit intake [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
  • Change in vegetable intake [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
  • Change in consumption of whole grains [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
  • Change in fiber intake [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
  • Met recommendation for fish consumption (y/n) [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
  • Change in frequency of consuming ultra-processed foods [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
  • Change in red and processed meat consumption [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]
  • Change in alcohol consumption [Time frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

Indigo Neighborhood Participants:

  • 18 years or older
  • Lived in the Indigo Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence for less than 3 months or intend to move to the Indigo Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence.
  • Pregnant women will not be excluded from participation and may be coincidentally included

Elyson Neighborhood Participants:

  • 18 years or older
  • Live in the Elyson Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence (the comparison neighborhood group).
  • Pregnant women will not be excluded from participation and may be coincidentally included

Exclusion criteria

Indigo Neighborhood Participants:

  • None.

Elyson Neighborhood Participants:

  • None.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Observational model
Case-control

Study locations

United States · 2 centers
  • Elyson Neighborhood — Katy
  • Indigo Neighborhood — Richmond

Publications

  • Maddock JE, Lewis EC, Villarreal DL, MacMillan Uribe AL, Janda-Thomte KM, Han G, Hall CR, Sturdivant RX, Patterson MS, Graham ML, Seguin-Fowler RA, Umstattd Meyer MR. Protocol for a naturalistic study of residents living in an agriculturally-integrated ("agrihood") neighborhood. Front Public Health. 2025 Nov 20;13:1679602. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1679602. eCollection 2025. PMID 41358215

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06950775 · STUDY2025-0321

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗