Improving Food Access in East Flatbush Through a Community Partner Coalition in New York City (NYC)
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In plain language
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Produce box program.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Food Insecurity. 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
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The objective of this research study is to implement and evaluate a food pantry pilot program to improve access to food and overall diet quality in East Flatbush. This will be achieved through the implementation of a tailored, client-choice food pantry pilot program. The pilot program will specifically offer locally grown produce.
Detailed description
The objective of this study is to implement and evaluate a pilot intervention to improve access to food and overall diet quality in East Flatbush in Brooklyn, NY. This will be achieved through implementation of a tailored, client-choice pantry model pilot intervention among up to 100 individuals in which local, fresh produce is provided to participants on a weekly basis for 20 weeks. This project is a partnership between NYU and five community-based organizations (CBOs) and is the result of multi-year formative research with the partners and community. The pantry program will be evaluated using surveys and an objective measure of fruit and vegetable intake (i.e., skin carotenoid assessment via the Veggie Meter) at the start and end of the 20-week program. Through this pre-post evaluation, the investigators will assess the impact of the program on food security (primary outcome) as well as on fruit and vegetable intake and social connection (secondary outcomes). The findings will inform future implementations of client-choice pantry models by community-based organizations across New York City.
Interventions
- Other Produce box program
Each week during the 20-week study period, participants will pick up a box of fresh vegetables. All produce will be provided to the participants at no cost as part of the client choice pantry program. Participants will take home approximately 6 different types of vegetables each week. Participants will choose which vegetables they want from a variety of options.
Primary outcome measures
- Change in the percent of individuals who report that they are low or very low food security households [Time frame: Baseline, Week 20]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Change in carotenoid levels [Time frame: Baseline, Week 20]
- Change in social cohesion [Time frame: Baseline, Week 20]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult at least 18 years old
- Able to complete the surveys in English or Haitian Creole
- Able to travel to Brooklyn Center for Quality Life in East Flatbush weekly to pick up the no-cost fresh vegetables
- Willing and able to provide informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
1\) Those not meeting the above inclusion criteria
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- NYU Langone Health — New York
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07078253 · 25-00432 · UL1TR001445