Growing Healthy Hearts: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial to Test Gardening as an Intervention to Improve Health
NCT ID: NCT04207268
Last Updated: 2022-06-22
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Basic Information
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WITHDRAWN
NA
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-12-19
2023-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Gardening and Nutrition Advice
Participate in gardening activities, food demonstrations and nutrition advice
Gardening and Nutrition Advice
Participate in gardening activities, gardening instructions and nutrition advice
Nutrition Advice alone
Participate in only nutrition advice
Nutrition Advice
Participate in only nutrition advice
Interventions
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Gardening and Nutrition Advice
Participate in gardening activities, gardening instructions and nutrition advice
Nutrition Advice
Participate in only nutrition advice
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Have transportation and are willing to travel to the Hershey Community Garden
3. Have any two health conditions or risk factors for CVD. These include, but are not limited to:
1. Any history of cardiovascular disease
2. Any family history of premature cardiovascular disease
3. Any history of stroke
4. High cholesterol
5. High blood pressure
6. Overweight/obesity (BMI \>=25)
7. Diabetes
8. Current or past Tobacco use
Exclusion Criteria
2. Moving out of the area in the next 4 months
3. Non-English speaking
4. Pregnant women
5. Participation in a past gardening study
6. Medical conditions or medications that limit ability to freely increase dietary intake of fruits and vegetables (e.g., kidney failure, dialysis)
7. A medical condition that precludes safe pursuit of gardening, i.e., recent heart conditions (e.g., heart failure, stroke, heart attack), recent or pending surgery, severe orthopedic conditions, pending hip/knee replacement, paralysis, dementia, blindness, unstable angina or uncontrolled arrhythmias, or uncontrolled asthma or allergies.
8. History of difficulty obtaining blood samples or fear of needles
20 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Susan Veldheer
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Principal Investigators
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Susan Veldheer, DEd, RD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Penn State College of Medicine
Locations
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Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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STUDY00013976
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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