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NCT Number: NCT06521411

Pilot Subsidized and Culturally-adapted Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program

This study aims to apply community-engaged methods to refine and implement a culturally adapted systems-level program for improving diet in low income, Chinese American immigrants. Guided by the regular partner engagement, The researchers have organically developed a systems-level program to bring a subsidized community-supported agriculture (CSA) model to the community in a way that is aligned with cultural values, and that includes culturally appropriate produce and nutrition education.

This is a single-site proof of concept pilot program that will be evaluated using a pre-post-design.

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Key information

Conditions

Diet Habit Behavior Behavior, Animal Feeding Behavior

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

NYU Langone Health

New York, 10016, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult age 18 years and over
  • Currently living in Brooklyn
  • Willing and able to provide consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Unable to complete the baseline survey in English, Mandarin, or Cantonese

Treatment and study plan

CSA model

Behavioral

Community-supported agriculture (CSA) involves a community of individuals who support a farm and in return receive distributions of the farm's produce throughout the growing season. Culturally appropriate produce will be provided in subsidized weekly boxes for 20 weeks to community members at Brooklyn Grange Farm in Sunset Park at a fee of $5, which was determined to be acceptable by community members. Participants that receive SNAP benefits can use their EBT card to cover their $5. Education will be offered in the form of nutrition education, cooking tutorials, and farming information provided by staff at Brooklyn Grange.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Number of Different Vegetables Consumed

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 20

    Diet quality will be self-reported via a follow-up survey. The participant is presented with a list of 29 different vegetables - he/she is asked to select all of the vegetables in the list that was consumed in the past month.

  2. Change in Diet Quality - Frequency

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 20

    Diet quality will be self-reported via a follow-up survey. Frequency (how often vegetables were consumed in the past month) is reported on a Likert scale: 1 = once a month, 2 = two or three times a month, 3 = once a week, 4 = more than once a week.

  3. Change in Diet Quality - Quantity of Serving

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 20

    Diet quality will be self-reported via a follow-up survey. Quantity of Serving (how much is consumed at a time) is reported on a Likert Scale: 1 = less than ¼ cup, 2 = ¼ to ½ cup, and 3 = more than ½ cup.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Food Insecurity Score

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 20

    Food insecurity will be self-reported via a follow-up survey. The survey consists of 2 questions, reported on a Likert scale: 1 = often true, 2 = sometimes true, 3 = never true. The total range of score is 2-6; the higher the score, the lesser the insecurity.

  2. Change in Social Cohesion Score

    Time frame: Baseline, Week 20

    Social cohesion will be self-reported via a follow-up survey. The survey consists of 3 questions, reported on a Likert scale: 0 = often, 1 = some of the time, 2 = hardly ever, 3 = never. The total score range is 0-9; the higher the score, the greater the sense of social cohesion.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Pilot Study of a Subsidized and Culturally-adapted Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jul 26, 2024
Registry last updated
Jul 26, 2024

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