Fruit & Vegetable Provision Study
Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Food Security
In brief
Fresh Families is a research study being conducted by the Healthy Eating and Activity Laboratory at the UT Dept of Nutrition. The purpose of this study is to see which food provision strategy, paper vouchers or home delivery, best increases fruit and vegetable (FV) availability at home and child FV intake. The study will enroll families experiencing household food insecurity with children 4-17 years who do not meet recommendations for FV intake and have an adult caregiver (18+ years) willing to participate. Families will be randomized to one of two groups: voucher group or home delivery group. Families in the voucher group will be provided 6, $15 paper vouchers ($90 total) for the purchase of fresh FV at a partnering Food City location in Knoxville, TN. Families in the home delivery group 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. Each group will have 6 weeks to utilize their vouchers/funds, and then they will expire. There will also be one appointment to collect child and caregiver height and weight at the family's home.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05502757
- Run by
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- People needed
- 0
- Starts
- 2022-06-14
- Expected to finish
- 2025-07-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-06-22
Who can join
Age: 4 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Families experiencing food insecurity
- Live within a 5-mile radius of the partnering Food City location
- Have a child 4 to 17 years of age
- Adult (> 18 years) caregiver living in the household willing to participate in the program will be eligible
- Adult caregiver must be able to read and speak English
- Adult caregiver willing to shop for fresh FV at the partnering Food City location
You may not qualify if…
- Families with children who currently meet current recommendations for FV intake (i.e., ≥4.5 cups of FV/day, based on Dietary Guideline for Americans 2020-2025 Healthy US-Style Dietary Pattern for Ages 2 and Older)
Where it is running
- Healthy Eating and Activity Lab, University of Tennessee — Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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