Intervention Study of Cost-Offset Community Supported Agriculture (CO-CSA)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pediatric Obesity, Child Nutrition Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this study is to better understand how participation in cost-subsidized community supported agriculture programs paired with tailored education can affect diet quality and energy balance among children in low-income households.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02770196

Run by

Cornell University

People needed

305

Starts

2015-04-01

Expected to finish

2021-03-14

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-09

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• English-speaking
• Parent or legal guardian of a child in the household between the ages of two and 12 years
• Self-reported income less than 185% of the Federal Poverty Level or report enrollment in SNAP, WIC, or Head Start
• Has access to a computer from which s/he can complete on-line data collection
• Has an active e-mail account or willing to create an e-mail account
• Has not participated in CSA in the past three years
• Willing to purchase the 50% CO-CSA share (can use SNAP benefits if desired and available)
• Willing to attend CSA-tailored education sessions
• Willing to make a firm commitment to three years of participation (2016 enrollment) or two years of participation (2017 enrollment), with timing of the off-set benefit determined by randomization
• Complete baseline survey
• Pay deposit to farm

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English-speaking
• Not the parent or legal guardian of a child in the household between the ages of two and 12 years
• Self-reported income equal to or greater than 185% of the Federal Poverty Level and no report of SNAP, WIC, or Head Start enrollment
• Does not have access to a computer from which s/he can complete on-line data collection
• Does not have an active e-mail account or is not able or willing to create an e-mail account
• Has participated in CSA in the past three years
• Not able or willing to purchase the 50% CO-CSA share
• Not able or willing to attend CSA-tailored education sessions
• Not able or willing to make a firm commitment to three years of participation (for 2016 enrollment) or two years of participation (2017 enrollment), with timing of the off-set benefit determined by randomization
• Not able or willing to complete baseline survey
• Not able or willing to pay deposit to farm

Where it is running

• Barker — Barker, New York, United States
• Corning — Corning, New York, United States
• Gasport — Gasport, New York, United States
• Lockport — Lockport, New York, United States
• Medina — Medina, New York, United States
• Newfane — Newfane, New York, United States
• Watertown — Watertown, New York, United States
• Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
• Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
• Pittsboro — Pittsboro, North Carolina, United States
• Siler City — Siler City, North Carolina, United States
• Bristol — Bristol, Vermont, United States
• Burlington — Burlington, Vermont, United States
• Burlington — Burlington, Vermont, United States
• Cuttingsville — Cuttingsville, Vermont, United States
• Hinesburg — Hinesburg, Vermont, United States
• Ludlow — Ludlow, Vermont, United States
• Rutland — Rutland, Vermont, United States
• Rutland — Rutland, Vermont, United States
• South Burlington — South Burlington, Vermont, United States
• Starksboro — Starksboro, Vermont, United States
• Starksboro — Starksboro, Vermont, United States
• Vergennes — Vergennes, Vermont, United States
• Winooski — Winooski, Vermont, United States
• La Conner — La Conner, Washington, United States

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