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Garden-fresh produce and exercise (GFPE) for This is not a medical term. (GFPE Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
body mass index > 25 > 40.
must reside within 5 miles of the Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at baseline and 3 months post-enrollment
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GFPE Trial Summary

The investigators propose a church-based health promotion program designed to reduce colon cancer risk in a mostly African American community served by the Lincoln Memorial Church in South Los Angeles. The investigators propose involving 20 overweight/obese community members in a 10-session health promotion program featuring weekly cooking classes, didactic nutrition instruction and brief bouts of exercise. Behavioral aim is to increase participants' fiber intake from commonly consumed plant foods and reduce their intake of pro-inflammatory foods. They will be followed for 3 months from time of enrollment. Intervention is expected to increase participants' mean stool weight and improve their Bristol Stool Chart score. Intervention is expected to reduce waist circumference and systolic blood pressure of participants. These effects are expected to be accompanied by self-reports of increased fiber intake and reduced intake of saturated fat and refined sugar as well as evidence of increased physical activity.

Eligible Conditions
  • This is not a medical term.

GFPE Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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GFPE Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~at baseline and 3 months post-enrollment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at baseline and 3 months post-enrollment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures
Stool weight
Secondary outcome measures
Bristol Stool Chart score
Ratio of fruit and vegetable fiber intake to total solid food intake
Saturated fat intake
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GFPE Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Garden-fresh produce and exercise (GFPE)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants are encouraged to double their consumption of minimally processed fiber-rich plant foods, especially garden-fresh produce from the church community garden. Participants are also encouraged to limit pro-inflammatory foods rich in saturated fat, sodium and added sugar. Participants are also encouraged to engage in 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week, most likely in the form of brisk walking.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, Los AngelesLead Sponsor
1,521 Previous Clinical Trials
10,278,915 Total Patients Enrolled
Charles Drew University of Medicine and ScienceOTHER
51 Previous Clinical Trials
6,616 Total Patients Enrolled

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~3 spots leftby Mar 2025