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NCT Number: NCT07078253

Improving Food Access in East Flatbush Through a Community Partner Coalition in New York City (NYC)

The objective of this research study is to implement and evaluate a food pantry pilot program to improve access to food and overall diet quality in East Flatbush. This will be achieved through the implementation of a tailored, client-choice food pantry pilot program. The pilot program will specifically offer locally grown produce.

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Key information

Conditions

Food Insecurity

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

NYU Langone Health

New York, 10016, United States

Location status: Recruiting

About this study

The objective of this study is to implement and evaluate a pilot intervention to improve access to food and overall diet quality in East Flatbush in Brooklyn, NY. This will be achieved through implementation of a tailored, client-choice pantry model pilot intervention among up to 100 individuals in which local, fresh produce is provided to participants on a weekly basis for 20 weeks. This project is a partnership between NYU and five community-based organizations (CBOs) and is the result of multi-year formative research with the partners and community. The pantry program will be evaluated using surveys and an objective measure of fruit and vegetable intake (i.e., skin carotenoid assessment via the Veggie Meter) at the start and end of the 20-week program. Through this pre-post evaluation, the investigators will assess the impact of the program on food security (primary outcome) as well as on fruit and vegetable intake and social connection (secondary outcomes). The findings will inform future implementations of client-choice pantry models by community-based organizations across New York City.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult at least 18 years old
  • Able to complete the surveys in English or Haitian Creole
  • Able to travel to Brooklyn Center for Quality Life in East Flatbush weekly to pick up the no-cost fresh vegetables
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Those not meeting the above inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Produce box program

Other

Each week during the 20-week study period, participants will pick up a box of fresh vegetables. All produce will be provided to the participants at no cost as part of the client choice pantry program. Participants will take home approximately 6 different types of vegetables each week. Participants will choose which vegetables they want from a variety of options.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in the percent of individuals who report that they are low or very low food security households

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 20

    Outcome measure is assessed through a self-administered survey.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in carotenoid levels

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 20

    The Veggie Meter is a portable electronic device that uses a light scan of the participant's finger to measure carotenoid levels, a validated marker of fruit and vegetable intake across diverse populations.

  2. Change in social cohesion

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 20

    Social cohesion will be self-reported using questions about the neighborhood and related social interactions

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Madison N LeCroy, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

646-501-3748

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Other

Collaborators

  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jul 22, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 9, 2026

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