Produce Box Program for Food Insecurity

Overseen By Madison N LeCroy, PhD

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Disqualifiers: Others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 2

100 Participants Needed

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of 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.

Who Is on the Research Team?

Madison N LeCroy, PhD

Principal Investigator

NYU Langone Health

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for residents of East Flatbush facing food insecurity. It aims to help those who struggle to access or afford enough nutritious food. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of a client-choice food pantry program offering locally grown produce.

Inclusion Criteria

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

I am 18 years old or older.

I can complete surveys in English or Haitian Creole.

Exclusion Criteria

Those not meeting the above inclusion criteria

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Intervention

Participants receive locally grown produce weekly through a client-choice food pantry model

20 weeks

Weekly visits to the food pantry

Evaluation

Surveys and Veggie Meter assessments are conducted to evaluate food security, fruit and vegetable intake, and social connection

1 week

2 visits (in-person) at start and end of the program

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for any long-term changes in food security and dietary habits

4 weeks

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• Produce box program

Trial Overview The intervention being tested is a produce box program, which provides boxes of locally grown fruits and vegetables to participants. The goal is to see if this improves their access to healthy foods and positively affects their diet quality.

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: East Flatbush community Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Produce grown by Brooklyn Grange and tailored to the East Flatbush community will be provided weekly for 20 week to enrolled study participants .

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

NYU Langone Health

Lead Sponsor

Trials

1,431

Recruited

838,000+

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Collaborator

Trials

394

Recruited

404,000+