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NCT Number: NCT05002972

Tanglewood Trail Walking Program in Rural Kentucky 2019

The Tanglewood Trail Walking Program is a well established community health initiative that encourages community members to walk approximately 1 mile to the Whitesburg Farmers Market each Saturday. The study aims to determine if walking to the market with a community health coach results in healthier options being selected at the market when compared to the driving group.

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Key information

Conditions

Dietary Habits Behavior Behavior, Animal Feeding Behavior Motor Activity

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States

About this study

In the summer of 2017, community members of Whitesburg, KY were recruited to join the Tanglewood Trail Walking Program to the Whitesburg farmers market. Each Saturday, participants reported whether or not they walked the 1 mile trail to the farmers market and they reported which fruits and vegetables they purchased. Participants completed questionnaires about fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity. Participants also provided physical and biological measurements. The ClinicalTrials.gov record for the original trial in 2017 is NCT03495648.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • ability to walk 1 kilometer

Exclusion criteria

  • pregnant
  • institutionalized adults
  • impaired consent ability
  • prisoners

Treatment and study plan

walking group led by a community organizer

Behavioral

Subjects will walk 1 kilometer from a pre-determined point to a local farmer's market.

Primary outcomes

  1. Carotenoid Levels

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects' carotenoid status will be measured using a carotenoid Raman Spectroscopy to determine if walking combined with a voucher for fruits and vegetables increases intake in fruits and vegetables as measured by carotenoid status.

  2. Self-reported Fruit Intake

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects' self-reported fruit intake will be measured to determine if walking combined with a voucher for fruits and vegetables changes participant self-reported fruit intake.

  3. Self-reported Vegetable Intake

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects' self-reported vegetable intake will be measured to determine if walking combined with a voucher for fruits and vegetables changes participant self-reported vegetable intake.

Secondary outcomes

  1. A1c Levels

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects' A1c will be measured to determine if walking combined with a voucher for fruits and vegetables changes participant A1c.

  2. LDL Cholesterol Levels

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects' LDL will be measured to determine if walking combined with a voucher for fruits and vegetables changes participant LDL.

  3. HDL Cholesterol Levels

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects' HDL will be measured to determine if walking combined with a voucher for fruits and vegetables changes participant HDL

  4. Total Cholesterol Levels

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects' total cholesterol will be measured to determine if walking combined with a voucher for fruits and vegetables changes participant total cholesterol.

  5. Weight

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects' weight will be measured to determine if walking combined with a voucher for fruits and vegetables changes participant weight.

  6. Waist Circumference

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects' waist circumference will be measured to determine if walking combined with a voucher for fruits and vegetables changes participant waist circumference.

  7. Hours of Vigorous Exercise

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects will self-report the number of hours spent in vigorous exercise per week.

  8. Hours of Moderate Exercise

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects will self-report the number of hours spent in moderate exercise per week.

  9. Hours of Sitting

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects will self-report the number of hours spent sitting per day.

  10. Hours of Walking Per Week

    Time frame: 3 months

    Subjects will self-report the number of hours spent walking per week.

  11. Understanding of Plant-based Phytonutrients

    Time frame: 3 months

    Participants will be asked a question demonstrating their understanding of the importance of ingesting plant-based nutrients. Possible answers are yes, no, or not sure. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that understood the importance of plant-based nutrients.

  12. Belief in the Benefit of Plant-based Nutrients

    Time frame: 3 months

    Participants will be asked a question demonstrating their appreciation of plant-based nutrients. Possible answers are yes, no, or not sure. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that understood the importance of plant-based nutrients.

  13. Belief in the Preventative Effects of Plant-Based Nutrients

    Time frame: 3 months

    Participants will be asked a question demonstrating their beliefs of plant-based nutrients. Possible answers are yes, no, or not sure. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that understood the importance of plant-based nutrients.

  14. Belief in the Role of Healthy Diet in Protecting Health From Pollutants

    Time frame: 3 months

    Participants will be asked a question demonstrating their beliefs that a healthy diet might protect health from environmental pollutants. Possible answers are yes, no, or not sure. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that understood the importance of a healthy diet

  15. Knowledge of Which Foods Contain Phytonutrients

    Time frame: 3 months

    Participants will be asked a question about which foods contain phytonutrients. Possible answers are meat, dairy, plant foods, all foods, or don't know. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that correctly identified plant foods.

  16. Knowledge of Environmental Pollutants

    Time frame: 3 months

    Participants will be asked to identify environmental pollutants from a list. Possible answers are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), mercury, nitrites, all of those, none of those, or don't know. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that correctly identified all of those.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Dawn Brewer

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Registry information

Official study title

Tanglewood Trail Walking Program to Increase Phytonutrient Intake and Physical Activity in a Rural Kentucky Town

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Aug 12, 2021
Registry last updated
Nov 4, 2021

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