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Fruit and Vegetable Prescription + Home Plate for Food Insecurity

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 8 weeks

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test if fruit and veggie prescription vouchers and a cooking skills program can improve diet quality, food access, and caregiver mental health.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for households with at least one child aged 2 to 5 years, experiencing food insecurity or low-income status, particularly if the child is overweight or obese. Caregivers and children with medical conditions that significantly affect diet or eating habits cannot participate.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests whether providing fruit and vegetable prescription vouchers (FVRx) along with a cooking skills program called Home Plate can improve dietary quality, increase food security, enhance feelings about home/community food environments, and benefit caregiver mental health.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves dietary interventions and educational programs rather than medications, there are no direct side effects like those associated with drugs. However, changes in diet may cause temporary digestive adjustments.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 8 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~8 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 8 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in Diet quality

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Caregiver diet quality

Change in Caregiver mental health - Depression

Change in Caregiver mental health - Loneliness

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Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Fruit and vegetable prescription + Virtual Home PlateExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Fruit and vegetable incentive program + 45-minute, virtual, small-group classes twice weekly for six weeks

Group II: Fruit and vegetable prescription + Home Plate LiteExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Fruit and vegetable incentive program + asynchronous, electronic resources delivered over six weeks

Group III: Fruit and vegetable prescriptionActive Control1 Intervention

Fruit and vegetable incentive program

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family FoundationUNKNOWN

University of PennsylvaniaOTHER

2,005 Previous Clinical Trials

42,882,089 Total Patients Enrolled

2 Trials studying Food Insecurity

155 Patients Enrolled for Food Insecurity

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaLead Sponsor

708 Previous Clinical Trials

8,580,939 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Food Insecurity

50 Patients Enrolled for Food Insecurity

Media Library

Food Insecurity Clinical Trial 2023: Fruit and Vegetable prescription Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04986046 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How many participants are taking part in this experiment?

"Affirmative. Verification from clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this research is actively recruiting patients, with the original posting on January 1st 2022 and last update occurring on March 8th 2022. The trial requires 90 subjects to be accepted at a single location."

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Who has the capacity to partake in this clinical experiment?

"This research is seeking 90 children between the ages of 2 and 5, who live in a low-income household where food insecurity exists. Additionally, they must have an overweight or obese child fitting within the aforementioned age range to be eligible for enrolment."

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Are young adults within the age range of this trial permitted to participate?

"The parameters for joining this trial stipulate that participants are between the ages of 2 and 5. Additionally, there are 4 trials specifically designed for minors, as well 13 clinical studies tailored to those 65 years old or above."

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Is enrollment in this experiment still ongoing?

"According to the records present on clinicaltrials.gov, enrollment for this medical trial is ongoing since its initial posting on January 1st 2022 and latest edit made in March 8th of the same year."

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