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Fruit and vegetable provision for Food Security

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Waitlist Available
Led By Hollie A Raynor, PhD RD LDN
Research Sponsored by The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 weeks
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Study Summary

This trial is conducted to study which food provision strategy, paper vouchers or home delivery, best increases fruit and vegetable availability at home and child fruit and vegetable intake.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 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
Average amount of voucher value used (VOUCHER group only)
Number of vouchers used (VOUCHER group only)
Purchase amount per delivery (DELIVERY group only)
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Secondary outcome measures
Caregiver BMI
Child BMI z-scores
Demographics
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Provision of paper FV vouchers (VOUCHER) conditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Families in the VOUCHER condition will be provided 6, $15 paper vouchers ($90 total) for the purchase of fresh FV at a partnering Food City location in Knoxville, TN.
Group II: Home delivery of fresh FV (DELIVERY) conditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Families in the DELIVERY condition will be provided access to an online Food City account to purchase up to $90 fresh FV for home delivery, delivered by research staff at the time of their choosing.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleLead Sponsor
83 Previous Clinical Trials
18,559 Total Patients Enrolled
Hollie A Raynor, PhD RD LDNPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville, Department of Nutrition
1 Previous Clinical Trials
27 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What criteria must participants meet in order to enroll in this trial?

"To be considered for the trial, applicants must demonstrate food security and fall into the age range of 4-17 years old. Ultimately, 60 people will be accepted to participate in this study."

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How many participants have registered for this trial so far?

"Indeed, the details on clinicaltrials.gov suggest that this trial is actively scouting patients. It was first initially posted on June 14th 2022 and has been revised as recently as October 30th 2022. This study needs sixty volunteers from one specific medical facility."

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What key goals is this research attempting to achieve?

"This investigation will examine the total expenditure on fruit and vegetables from both groups over a 6-week period, as well as subsequent changes in Child BMI z-scores, Caregiver BMI, and Fruit and Vegetable Dietary Screener results. The latter metric is derived by having an adult caregiver complete the National Cancer Institute's dietary screener for their child participant to assess any modifications of their produce consumption following voucher or delivery services."

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Is there any capacity left for participants in this research study?

"Affirmative. The clinical data hosted on the clinicaltrials.gov platform shows that this medical study, which was first posted on June 14th 2022, is actively searching for participants. Approximately 60 individuals need to be selected from a single site."

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Does this clinical trial accept individuals over the age of 45 as participants?

"Participants aged 4 to 17 are eligible for the primary trial, though there are two sub-trials available to those under 18 and over 65."

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