Evaluation of Community Food Markets in Glasgow, Scotland.
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Glasgow
About this trial
Researchers will evaluate if community-led food markets can improve access to affordable and nutritious food in lower income households in Glasgow. Through this study the researchers will compare an intervention group (areas of Glasgow with market) pre-and post- market, as well as to a comparator group (areas of Glasgow with no market), to see if the food market intervention improves access to affordable and nutritious foods.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* If community-led food markets increase per-person food purchase of fruits, vegetables, fish and fibre-rich products * If community-led food markets improve dietary intake of fruit and vegetables, fish and fibre-rich products
The study will also incorporate a process and economic evaluation of the market stalls.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Residents living in Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 1 and 2 postcodes (localities Govan and Cranhill in Glasgow, Scotland)
Live in a 20 minute walk to the market stall interventions (Govan or Cranhill in Glasgow, Scotland).
Be age 18 or over
English speakers
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Food market stall
Other interventionAffordable food market stalls set up in Govan and Cranhill, Glasgow. We will also incorporate food-related art performances and food information activities (e.g. cooking demonstrations) at the market to support participant engagement and food literacy skills.
Treatment groups
300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change from Baseline in the per-person purchase (portions/week) of fruits, vegetables, oily fish and fibre-rich products at 6 Months after market stall intervention, as assessed by a 7 day food purchasing diary.
Participants will complete a 7 day food purchasing diary before (baseline) and 6 months after the market stall implementation. Number of purchased portions of fruits, vegetables, fish and fibre-rich products per week will be compared.
Time frame
From enrolment until the end of the 6 month market intervention.Secondary outcomes
1
Change from Baseline in the per-person purchase (portions/week) of fruits, vegetables, oily fish and fibre-rich products at 6 Months after market stall intervention, as assessed by a food purchasing frequency questionnaire.
Participants will complete a food purchasing frequency questionnaire using an ordinal data scale before and 6 months after the market stall implementation. Number of purchased portions of fruits, vegetables, fish and fibre-rich products will be compared.
Time frame
From enrolment until the end of the 6 month market intervention.2
Change from Baseline in the per-person dietary intake (portions/day) of fruits, vegetables, oily fish and fibre (g/day) at 6 Months after market stall intervention, as assessed by a food intake frequency questionnaire.
Participants will complete a food intake frequency questionnaire using an ordinal data scale before and 6 months after the market stall implementation. Number of portions per day of fruits, vegetables, oily fish and fibre (g/day) will be compared.
Time frame
From enrolment until the end of the 6 month market intervention.3
Change from Baseline in the per-person dietary intake (portions/day) of fruits, vegetables, oily fish and fibre (g/day) at 6 Months after market stall intervention, as assessed by an interviewer led 24h diet recall.
Participants will complete an interviewer led 24h diet recall before and 6 months after the market stall implementation. Number of portions per day of fruits, vegetables, oily fish and fibre (g/day) will be compared.
Time frame
From enrolment until the end of the 6 month market intervention.4
Change from Baseline in participant food shopping frequency habits and food sourcing locations at 6 Months after market stall intervention, as assessed by a food shopping frequency questionnaire.
Participants will complete a questionnaire on food shopping frequencies at various food retail outlets using an ordinal data scale before and 6 months after the market stall implementation. Shopping frequency (visits/week) at various food retail outlets will be compared.
Time frame
From enrolment until the end of the 6 month market intervention.Sponsors and contacts
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University of Glasgow
Lead sponsor
Cranhill Development Trust
Collaborator
Dig In
Collaborator
Glasgow City Food Plan
Collaborator
Glasgow Centre for Population Health
Collaborator
Glasgow Food Policy Partnership
Collaborator
The Glasgow School of Art
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov