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Community Gardens and Environmental Health in Mississauga

NCT07112326 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-08-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate a revised version of Ecosource's 26-week community garden program. This project aims to assess how community gardening can reduce type 2 diabetes risk and improve health outcomes among people aged 18 and older, who have type 2 diabetes, type 2 diabetes risk factors, or interest in type 2 diabetes prevention. The project's objectives are to:

1. Co-design and deliver a revised 26-week program integrating type 2 diabetes education into Ecosource's community garden program.
2. Evaluate the program's impact on type 2 diabetes risk factors, including diet quality and physical activity, and its alignment with Mississauga's Healthy City Strategy by improving access to healthy foods and green spaces.
3. Share findings to inform future community gardening initiatives aimed at reducing type 2 diabetes risk and promoting health.

Participants will:

* Participate in a co-design focus group
* Complete 3 questionnaires about diet quality and T2D risk factors at baseline, 12 weeks, and 26 weeks.
* Participate in a photovoice project and focus group
* Participate in a post-implementation focus group

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Community Gardening Program

Participants will take part in a 26-week community gardening program with Ecosource, which involves cooking classes, as well as nutrition and type 2 diabetes education. These weekly sessions will be led by Ecosource and take place in community gardens across different sites in Mississauga and at Ecosource's teaching kitchens. Diabetes education sessions will take place once per month (6 times/program) and will be led by subject matter experts including dietitians/diabetes educators. The delivery format for these sessions may be virtual or in-person depending on the topic covered and participant availability. Participants will be invited to a WhatsApp Community Chat to stay motivated and engaged with the study over the 26-week period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vasanti Malik, MSc, ScD · University of Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-02
Primary Completion
2026-01-31
Completion
2026-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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