Effects of an Urban-gardening Nutrition Intervention for Food Insecure College Students

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Conditions studied: Food Insecurity, Obesity Prevention

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an urban gardening nutrition education program can have positive health effects on food insecure college students. The main question it aims to answer is to determine whether an 8-week urban-gardening nutrition intervention can improve fruit and vegetable intake, nutrition knowledge, Body Mass Index (BMI) and body fat percentage in college students with food insecurity. Participants will: Fill out a questionnaire regarding demographics, food insecurity, fruit and vegetable intake, nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy and health beliefs. Allow researchers to measure height, weight and body fat percentage Participate in a 1-hour education cooking or gardening session once a week for 8 weeks Receive text message reminders for meeting dates

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06822803

Run by

Florida International University

People needed

107

Starts

2019-08-05

Expected to finish

2020-08-05

Last updated by the study team

2025-02-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be enrolled at FIU
• Age 18+ years old
• Literate in English
• Food insecure

You may not qualify if…

• Students who are student athletes
• Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months

Where it is running

• Florida International University — Miami, Florida, United States

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