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Fresh Food Farmacy for Type 2 Diabetes

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Waitlist Available
Led By John Bulger, MD
Research Sponsored by John B Bulger, DO
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 3 months, 6 months and 12 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial investigates the value created by the highly innovative Fresh Food Farmacy (FFF) program at Geisinger Health. The program provides food-insecure diabetics with healthy food for their entire household: at least two meals per day, five days a week.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~3 months, 6 months and 12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3 months, 6 months and 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Secondary outcome measures
Blood pressure (systolic and diastolic)
Body Mass Index
Fasting glucose
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Other outcome measures
BMI for household members
Blood pressure for household members
Cholesterol for household members
+11 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Treatment Group-Begin NowExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group 1- Will be randomized to the treatment ("Begin Now") group for the Fresh Food Farmacy program. Subjects will be consented to join the FFF study prior to learning their program start date. They will join the FFF program right away when the program opens in their geographic area. Data will be collected during the first 12 months of subject participation and EHR and claims data may be analyzed for an additional 12 month follow-up period (24 months in total).
Group II: Control Group-Begin LaterActive Control1 Intervention
Group 2- Will be randomized to the control ("Begin Later") group for the FFF program. These subjects will be consented to join the FFF study prior to learning their program start date. They will join the FFF program approximately 6 months after the program opens in their geographic area. Data will be collected during the first 6 months of subject participation and used as control data for the study. EHR and claims data may be analyzed for an additional 12 month follow-up period (24 months in total from the start of the trial).

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Who is running the clinical trial?

John B Bulger, DOLead Sponsor
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyOTHER
97 Previous Clinical Trials
12,729,487 Total Patients Enrolled
Cornell UniversityOTHER
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14,088,910 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Fresh Food Farmacy Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03718832 — N/A
Type 2 Diabetes Research Study Groups: Treatment Group-Begin Now, Control Group-Begin Later
Type 2 Diabetes Clinical Trial 2023: Fresh Food Farmacy Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03718832 — N/A
Fresh Food Farmacy 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03718832 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this research still recruiting participants?

"Unfortunately, this medical study is not actively recruiting at the current time. It was first posted on April 22nd 2019 and last updated on August 10th 2022. However, there are 374 other trials inviting participants to join their clinical trial right now."

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Does this clinical trial have an age restriction on participants?

"This trial is open to those who meet the criteria of being between 18 and 85 years old."

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Are there eligibility criteria for participating in this clinical trial?

"In order to be accepted into this research study, individuals must have type 2 diabetes mellitus and fall between ages 18-85. All in all, the trial is hoping to include 500 participants."

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~85 spots leftby Mar 2025