Evaluating Use of a Farmers Market Incentive Program Among Low-Income Health Center Patients

NCT ID: NCT02558660

Last Updated: 2015-12-28

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

177 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-08-31

Study Completion Date

2015-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a brief clinic-based educational intervention on utilization of Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB)-a Michigan-wide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) healthy food incentive--among low income health center patients at a community health center in Southeast Michigan.

Detailed Description

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Study participants were provided a 3-5 minute explanation of DUFB, written program materials, and initial $10 market voucher. Participants were surveyed four times over five months, and a subset are also participating in post-intervention focus groups.

Conditions

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Food Insecurity Non-use of Existing State-wide SNAP Incentive Program

Keywords

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Supplemental Nutrition Incentive Program (SNAP) economic incentive

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Double Up Food Bucks

Clinic-based educational intervention about an existing SNAP healthy food incentive program, as well as a $10 voucher to spend on produce at farmers markets

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Educational intervention about an existing SNAP healthy food incentive program

voucher

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

$10 voucher to spend on produce at farmers markets

Interventions

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Education

Educational intervention about an existing SNAP healthy food incentive program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

voucher

$10 voucher to spend on produce at farmers markets

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patient or family member of patient
* at least 18 years of age
* currently SNAP-enrolled
* identifies as one of primary food shoppers for household
* English or Spanish-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

* under 18
* not currently SNAP-enrolled
* not one of primary food shoppers for household
* unable to complete a telephone survey in English or Spanish
* unable to provide a working telephone number where they could be contacted
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Michigan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Alicia Cohen

Clinical Lecturer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Alicia Cohen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Michigan

Locations

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Ypsilanti Health Center, University of Michigan

Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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HUM00076630

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id