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Penn State ProduceRx Feasibility Study

NCT02794818 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2017-02-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To provide "prescriptions" for weekly Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes of fruits and vegetables to patients, accompanied by nutritional education (e.g. printed newsletters and YouTube videos), and evaluate benefits for participants by exploring commitment to the program, opinions about healthy eating, retention of nutrition and food preparation knowledge, overall takeaway from the program, as well as self-assessment of health status.

To establish the overall feasibility of an effective "prescription produce" program for at-risk and underserved patients - called "ProduceRx" - by utilizing produce from regional farms in addition to the resources of the Penn State Health System and an interdisciplinary team of healthcare workers (dietitians, dietetic interns, and medical students).

To provide a proof-of-concept for this model (i.e. ProduceRx + interdisciplinary approach to health education) for other healthcare institutions.

Conditions

  • Dietary Modification

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Produce boxes with nutritional education

CSA produce boxes "prescribed" to study participants with free online nutritional education included

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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