Produce Prescription Program for Chronic Disease Management

Overseen By Ana Diallo, PhD

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

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

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this study is to assess the feasibility to implement a prescription produce program (PPP) over 12-months within a community-based health and wellness program. The main questions it aims to answer are: a) does participation in the PPP improve participants' nutrition and food security status, health outcomes, diet quality and chronic disease management between baseline and 12 months after participating in the PPP? b) what is the cost-benefit analysis of the PPP implementation?

Who Is on the Research Team?

Ana Diallo

Principal Investigator

Virginia Commonwealth University

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for English-speaking adults over 18 who are part of the Mobile Health and Wellness Program, taking medication for chronic conditions like hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes (type 2 or pre-diabetes), arthritis, obesity, CHF, or COPD.

Inclusion Criteria

I am a participant in the Mobile Health and Wellness Program.

I am 18 or older and speak English.

I have been diagnosed with one or more of the following: hypertension, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, arthritis, obesity, CHF, or COPD.

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• Prescription Produce Plan

Trial Overview The study tests a prescription produce program within a community health initiative. It includes culturally tailored cooking classes and aims to see if this improves nutrition security and helps manage chronic diseases over a year.

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Standard Prescription Produce Program (PPP) + Cooking Classes Experimental Treatment 2 Interventions

The preliminary clinical effectiveness of the program on nutrition and food security status, diet quality as well as chronic disease management of individuals participating in the study AND cooking classes offered by Delicious Legacy.

Group II: Standard Prescription Produce Program (PPP) Active Control 1 Intervention

The preliminary clinical effectiveness of the program on nutrition and food security status, diet quality as well as chronic disease management of individuals participating in the study

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Virginia Commonwealth University

Lead Sponsor

Trials

732

Recruited

22,900,000+