Ignite Creation Date:
2024-05-06 @ 8:22 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:26 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06358859
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-06-03
First Post:
2024-04-04
Brief Title:
Delta GREENS Food is Medicine Intervention
Sponsor:
Tufts University
Organization:
Tufts University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Delta GREENS Mississippi Food is Medicine Intervention
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Though the Mississippi Delta has a rich agricultural history and some of the nations most fertile soil residents have experienced the legacy of slavery and economic exploitation through food insecurity and poverty for generations This project focuses on Bolivar Washington and Sunflower contiguous counties in the Delta that are designated as health disparity populations Over 65 of the 100000 residents are BlackAfrican American and 30 live at or below the poverty level Obesity rates are high and the rate of diabetes is almost double the national average Tufts University received a grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop test and evaluate a Food is Medicine program in Mississippi The Delta Growing a Resilient Enriching Equitable Nourishing food System GREENS Food is Medicine FIM Project is a collaborative project in Bolivar Washington and Sunflower counties in Mississippi The intervention involves regularly distributed fruit and vegetable produce boxes as well as nutrition education materials to the intervention group The control group will receive produce boxes later after they complete study activities The projects primary goal is to improve health outcomes by creating a FIM intervention The Delta GREENS FIM Project aims to become a model for promoting nutrition security and management of chronic conditions in varied communities nationwide
Detailed Description:
Though the Mississippi Delta has a rich agricultural history and some of the nations most fertile soil residents have experienced the legacy of slavery and economic exploitation through food insecurity and poverty for generations In fact about 77 of Mississippi counties meet the US Department of Agricultures definition of food deserts This project focuses on Bolivar Washington and Sunflower contiguous counties in the Delta that are designated as health disparity populations Over 65 of the 100000 residents are BlackAfrican American and 30 live at or below the poverty level Obesity rates are high and the rate of diabetes is almost double the national average Food is medicine programs -- health clinic mobile markets produce prescription programs and produce delivery - hold significant promise for addressing the alarming crisis of nutrition-related diseases Across the US Food is Medicine programs are in their infancy and accelerating at a rapid pace since 2019 USDA has funded 116 produce prescription grants However no studies have evaluated the impact of food is medicine programs in a rigorous randomized controlled trial measuring objective cardiometabolic risk factors among minority populations in communities with persistent disadvantage Tufts University received a grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop test and evaluate a Food is Medicine program in Mississippi This study is focused on Delta Growing a Resilient Enriching Equitable Nourishing food System GREENS Food is Medicine FIM Project Delta GREENS Food is Medicine is a collaborative project in Bolivar Washington and Sunflower counties in Mississippi The intervention involves regularly distributed fruit and vegetable produce boxes as well as nutrition education materials to the intervention group The control group will receive produce boxes later after they complete study activities Participants will be patients at Delta Health Center DHC clinics in Mississippi The project capitalizes on the past success of community-based efforts and decades of community-engaged research at Tufts University including prior nutrition work in the Delta region Despite its unique cultural and agricultural background the Mississippi Delta displays ongoing health disparities rooted in historical racial inequality and poverty By collaborating and building upon previous successes the Delta GREENS FIM Project aims to address these challenges and become a model for promoting nutrition security and management of chronic conditions in varied communities nationwide
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1R01MD018208-01 | NIH | None | httpsreporternihgovquickSearch1R01MD018208-01 |