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Denver Garden Environment and Microbiome Study Disease

NCT03089151 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2021-05-07

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Summary

An interdisciplinary team with extensive garden study experience conducted a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial to see whether gardening reduced risk factors for diseases like cancer and heart disease. The pilot trial will provide preliminary data on associations between human microbiome, diet, physical activity, and social interactions and the outcomes of weight status and key inflammatory biomarkers.

Conditions

  • Diet Modification
  • Physical Activity
  • Weight Gain
  • Chronic Disease
  • Lifestyle, Sedentary
  • Health Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Community Garden Intervention

The investigators will recruit 30 prospective gardeners who have not been gardening for the past two years and who are listed on Denver Urban Gardens (DUG) wait lists. DUG randomly assigns people on each garden wait list to available plots, using a lottery. This creates a natural randomized experiment. Participants randomized to the garden intervention will receive a standardized garden resource package, which includes the following: 1. A garden plot in a Denver Urban Garden 2. Seeds and plant starts 3. Introductory gardening workshop 4. Social events including garden-specific events and garden mentoring. The non-gardening group will remain on the DUG wait lists and will not receive these resources. Duration of the intervention is 1 year.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Colorado, Boulder

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jill S Litt, PhD · University of Colorado, Boulder

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-06-02
Primary Completion
2017-12-15
Completion
2017-12-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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