The Value of Our Health

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Prevention of Chronic Disease, Prevention and Control, Diet

In brief

El Valor de Nuestra Salud \[The Value of Our Health\] is a 5-year study (2010-2014) involving grocery stores in San Diego County funded by the National Cancer Institute. The purpose of the study is to determine whether an in-store program can promote healthy foods through grocery stores. Sixteen stores in San Diego County will participate in El Valor de Nuestra Salud. The stores that participate in this study will be randomly assigned to either the intervention (program and evaluation) or control (evaluation only) group. We will test various strategies to promote healthy food shopping among customers of small-to-medium size Latino/Hispanic grocery stores. These strategies include changes to the store environment, food marketing efforts, and training of sales associates. Our evaluation protocol will determine whether the project is successful at improving aspects of the store and the employees, as well as whether customers shop for and eat healthier food products. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of the El Valor de Nuestra Salud intervention on consumption of fruits and vegetables among store customers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01475526

Run by

San Diego State University

People needed

370

Starts

2011-10-01

Expected to finish

2014-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-11-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be one of the main food shoppers of the household
• Must shop at study store at least once per week
• Must already be a purchaser of food products from this store
• Must be Latino
• Must speak Spanish and/or English
• Must be able to read in Spanish
• Must eat 4 or less cups of fruits and vegetables per day
• Must plan on living in San Diego County for at least the next 12 months

You may not qualify if…

• Must not have any dietary restrictions limiting consumption of fruits and vegetables
• Participating customers cannot shop at other study stores in that wave more than once a month
• Participating customers cannot shop at intervention stores from previous waves more than once a month

Where it is running

• San Diego State University Research Foundation — San Diego, California, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.