EBT Fruit and Vegetable Prescription

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Childhood Obesity, Obesity

In brief

Eating Better Together is a 6-month pilot program that teaches families about healthy eating and activity and provides home deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables from a local retail partner.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05028205

Run by

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

People needed

30

Starts

2021-08-16

Expected to finish

2026-12-28

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-09

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 10. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients at the Cherokee Health Systems clinic in Cherokee Mills
• Child age between 4 to 10 years old
• Child BMI > 85th percentile
• Child must have an adult caregiver (> 18 years) living in the household and be willing to participate in the program
• Adult caregivers need to be able to read and speak English

You may not qualify if…

• Not patients at the CHS Knox County Pediatric Clinic
• A child not within the 4 to 10 years age range
• Child BMI at or below the 85 percentile
• Child without an adult caregiver (> 18 years) living in the household and not willing to participate in the program
• Adult caregivers that are not able to read and speak English

Where it is running

• Cherokee Health Systems, Dameron Avenue Pedatrics — Knoxville, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)
• Healthy Eating and Activity Laboratory — Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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