Increasing Adoption of Fruits and Vegetables Into Family Diet

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

68 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-31

Study Completion Date

2021-07-31

Brief Summary

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The investigators are interested in maximizing the consumption of fruits and vegetables (F\&V) in elementary school children by increasing the access to F\&V by providing them in the home environment via direct delivery (F\&V bag \& recipes) and a gift card to purchase preferred choices. This also decreases barriers to trying F\&V and switching to a more F\&V-focused diet, e.g., access, cost, knowledge of what to do with fruits and vegetables by their families in household diet, and a period of time to try and get used to more F\&V in the diet without worrying about access and cost.

We hypothesize that at the end of 4 weeks, children in families that were given access to a F\&V produce box with associated recipes, a gift card to purchase preferred choices, and a cooking incentive kit, consumed significantly better diets as measured with a diet composite score compared with children in families who did not receive increased F\&V access.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diet, Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized controlled trial, outcomes on reference child and reference caregiver; In the intervention arm, fruits and vegetables and vouchers cover more than 1 cup a day increase for families, using an average of 5 people as family size.

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Individuals collecting data will be blinded to the participant randomization status.

Study Groups

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Intervention group

Families in the intervention arm will receive a program of 4 weeks of access to fruit and vegetables through direct access (produce box) and a gift card to the grocery store for purchase of preferred produce.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Weekly produce box and gift card

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Weekly box of produce (5-10 lbs) and $10.00 gift card to a local grocery store to purchase preferred produce. If progress on self-goals completed, an additional $10.00 card provided, weekly, for 3 weeks.

Control Group

Families in the control group will not receive any produce boxes or gift cards during the study period. At the end of the study period they will receive gift cards of equivalent amount.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Weekly produce box and gift card

Weekly box of produce (5-10 lbs) and $10.00 gift card to a local grocery store to purchase preferred produce. If progress on self-goals completed, an additional $10.00 card provided, weekly, for 3 weeks.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Families must be participants in the Boys and Girls "Club on the Go" program. They could sign up to become a participant while we are recruiting.
2. Caregiver must be able to come to the same "Club on the Go" site every week.
3. At least one child in the family must be k-5 student.
4. Caregiver must be able to read and write in English or Spanish to answer assessments.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Reference child with any medical condition in which they have to follow a specific diet.
2. Caregiver cannot read and write in English or Spanish.
3. Reference child not living with caregiver for majority of time (75% or greater).

Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

11 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes