Study Title: Food Rx

Mayo Clinic24 enrolled

Overview

Researchers are trying to determine if subjects with lack of access to healthy food and a long term health problem, are helped by a weekly box of healthy groceries and nutrition education.

Participants that have a chronic preventable disease and food insecurity will be offered enrollment in the study. Once all participants are enrolled, they will be given weekly boxes of food which includes materials for a nutritious recipe and extra fruit and vegetables for a total of 6 weeks. The SNAP-Ed Educator and SHIP Public health coordinator will be present at food pick up to answer questions about the boxes, food preparation, etc. They will be given the option of participating in grocery store and farmer's market tours, as well as sign up for text messaging of nutrition information and recipes. At the end of 6 weeks, they will be asked to participate in a focus group. At baseline, 3 months and 6 months, they will be asked to complete a survey on lifestyle behaviors and food choices.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Diabetes High Blood Pressure Obesity Hypertension Heart Diseases Stroke TIA Osteoarthritis Cancer

Interventions

Nutrition EducationBEHAVIORAL

Weekly box of healthy groceries and nutrition education including a recipe, food to make the recipe, extra fruit and vegetables.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients that have been identified as having food insecurity based on a two question screening tool, AND * Also has one of more of the following chronic diseases: * Hypertension, * Heart disease, * Stroke/TIA, * DM 2, * Cancer/history of cancer, * obesity * osteoarthritis Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Children

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic Health System

Mankato, Minnesota, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in the number of self-reported fruits per day

Number of self-reported fruits per day

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Change in the number of self-reported vegetables per day

Number of self-reported vegetables per day

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Change in number of days a week and minutes per day participants participate in physical activity and sedentary activity

Measured using self-reported Food Rx Pilot survey

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Change in A1c

Identified through chart review

Time frame: 6 months and 12 months

Change in BMI kg/m2 (weight in kg, height in meters)

Identified through chart review

Time frame: 6 months and 12 months

Change in Systolic and/or Diastolic Hypertension mmHg

Identified through chart review

Time frame: 6 months and 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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