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Improving Food Access in East Flatbush Through a Community Partner Coalition in New York City (NYC)

ConditionFood Insecurity
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNYU Langone Health

About this trial

The objective of this research study is to implement and evaluate a food pantry pilot program to improve access to food and overall diet quality in East Flatbush. This will be achieved through the implementation of a tailored, client-choice food pantry pilot program. The pilot program will specifically offer locally grown produce.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Adult at least 18 years old

Able to complete the surveys in English or Haitian Creole

Able to travel to Brooklyn Center for Quality Life in East Flatbush weekly to pick up the no-cost fresh vegetables

Willing and able to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Produce box program

    Other intervention

    Each week during the 20-week study period, participants will pick up a box of fresh vegetables. All produce will be provided to the participants at no cost as part of the client choice pantry program. Participants will take home approximately 6 different types of vegetables each week. Participants will choose which vegetables they want from a variety of options.

Treatment groups

250 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: East Flatbush communityExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in the percent of individuals who report that they are low or very low food security households

Outcome measure is assessed through a self-administered survey.

Time frame
Baseline, Week 20

Secondary outcomes

1

Change in carotenoid levels

The Veggie Meter is a portable electronic device that uses a light scan of the participant's finger to measure carotenoid levels, a validated marker of fruit and vegetable intake across diverse populations.

Time frame
Baseline, Week 20
2

Change in social cohesion

Social cohesion will be self-reported using questions about the neighborhood and related social interactions

Time frame
Baseline, Week 20

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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NYU Langone Health

Lead sponsor

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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