Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Produce Prescription Approaches On Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Food Security, While Exploring Implementation Outcomes Such as Reach, Implementation, Sustainability, and Cost

NCT06263751 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 126

Last updated 2026-01-16

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Summary

The produce prescription program is one type of food is medicine (FIM) programs, where healthcare providers "prescribe" fruits and vegetables (F\&V) to patients with low household incomes, experience food insecurity, and one or more diet-related diseases. NutriConnect seeks to compare the effectiveness of two produce prescription approaches on F\&V intake and food security: credit to Rewards account (NutriConnect Credit) vs. produce box delivery (NutriConnect Delivery), while exploring implementation outcomes such as reach, sustainability, implementation, and cost.

Conditions

  • Food Insecurity

Interventions

OTHER

Product prescription program- NutriConnect Credit

Patient is given $20 credit to their Schnucks (grocery) Rewards account every other week for F\&V shopping. The Rewards credit can be used either through the Schnucks App or in store.

OTHER

Product prescription program- NutriConnect Delivery

Patient receives produce (F\&V) box (equivalent $20 value) delivered to home every other week. The items in the box will be pre-selected by Schnucks and the NutriConnect dieticians.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Schnuck Markets, Inc.

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • BJC HealthCare

    collaborator OTHER
  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jing Li, MD, DrPH, MS · Washington University School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-25
Primary Completion
2025-10-23
Completion
2025-10-23

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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