Sanctuary Farm Prescription in Adolescents
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: dietary / produce.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Obesity &Amp; Overweight, Adolescence. Basic parameters: 12 years — 17 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 goal of this research study is to learn if an 8-week produce prescription program (in partnership with a local urban farm) can increase fruit and vegetable consumption in overweight teens and improve their blood pressure and weight. The main questions are: * Is a produce prescription program in overweight teens feasible? * Will a produce prescription with educational videos increase weekly fruit and vegetable intake? * Will a produce prescription with educational videos improve blood pressure and weight for height? Researchers will compare the teens' fruit and vegetable intake, blood pressure and weight for height before and after the produce prescription. Researchers will also see how feasible it is by measuring the number of produce prescriptions are picked up by the families and how many educational videos are viewed. Participants will: * complete questionnaires related to their diet and nutrition * measure their blood pressure and weight at the beginning and end of the study * obtain weekly produce prescriptions
Detailed description
The overall objectives of this study are to (1) assess the feasibility of produce-prescription in partnership with a local urban farm (Sanctuary Farm) and to (2) determine if an 8-week produce prescription combined with four 20-minute educational videos improves weekly fruit and vegetable intake and improves BMI and BP in adolescents with dysfunctional adiposity. We hypothesize that implementing a produce prescription program in partnership with a local urban farm is feasible and can potentially overcome barriers to healthy eating. Our team of clinicians and health educators has extensive experience leading dietary intervention studies and community-engaged, patient-centered research.
Interventions
- Other dietary / produce
8-week produce prescription pickup
Primary outcome measures
- Percent produce pickups completed [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- Percent of videos viewed [Time frame: 8 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Change in Blood Pressure [Time frame: 8 weeks]
- Change in BMI [Time frame: 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion
- Patients seen at Nemours TJU Primary Care Clinic
- Ages 12-17 years at enrollment
- BMI > or = 85th percentile
- English Speaking
- Willing to provide parental permission and ability to provide child assent for the study
Exclusion
- Children with neurocognitive delays that would limit participation or ability to assent
- Use of G-tube/J-tube
- Food allergies that in the opinion of the investigators would interfere with ability to participate.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 3 centers
- Nemours Children's Hospital, DE — Wilmington
- Nemours Children's Health — Philadelphia
- Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07218588 · STUDY00000466 · ITPR2025333