Innovative Approaches to Increase F&V Intake Thru Worksites

NCT02729675 | Completed Phase 2 DMC

• 1 other identifier: R01CA133396
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,804
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to study the efficacy of a delivery system to offer fresh fruits and vegetables (F\&V) at discount prices for purchase at worksites in conjunction with educational interventions on increasing employees' F\&V consumption in comparison to an intervention receiving fruit and vegetable markets alone or a comparison intervention.

Conditions

Food Habits; Eating Behavior

Keywords

fruit & vegetable, market, education, worksite, food access

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Fruit and Vegetable Intake

  Measured by National Cancer Institute Eating at America's Table All Day Screener

  Baseline, 6 and 12 months

• Change in Fruit and Vegetable Intake

  Two-Item Cup F\&V intake screener

  Baseline, 6 and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in fruit and vegetable eating behaviors

  Baseline, 6 and 12 months

Study Arms (3)

Access Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Worksites in this condition received weekly Fruit and Vegetable markets

Other: Access Intervention

Enhanced Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Worksites in this condition received weekly Fruit and Vegetable markets and Educational Interventions including Campaigns, Newsletters, DVDs, A Website, and Chef Demonstrations

Other: Access Intervention; Behavioral: Enhanced Intervention

Comparison Intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Worksites in this condition received Stress and Physical Activity Interventions

Behavioral: Comparison Behavioral Intervention

Interventions

Access Intervention OTHER

The 7 worksites in this arm received year-round, weekly mobile F\&V markets (Fresh To You - FTY) selling local and non-local fresh produce at or below local supermarket prices. The markets carried 50 to 70 different produce items and were held both indoors and outdoors depending on the weather and worksite preference. When held indoors, F\&V were sold in a cafeteria or other highly trafficked area. In good weather, the markets were held outside on the worksite property in a retrofitted a car trailer. Each market lasted two hours. On average, FTY prices were 15% to 25% lower than local retail supermarket prices. Signs, posters, email blasts and flyers advertised the markets. The FTY intervention at each worksite began with a Kick-Off event, which included the first FTY market. Each employee who attended the first market received a large, reusable shopping bag with the FTY logo on it and a freezer pack to keep F\&V fresh.

Also known as: Fresh to You Fruit and Vegetable Mobile Market Intervention

Access Intervention; Enhanced Intervention

Enhanced Intervention BEHAVIORAL

The 7 worksites in this arm received the Access intervention described above as well as set of educational/behavioral interventions. At the Kick-Off, employees received the first month's newsletter and an educational digital video disk (DVD) in the reusable shopping bag. They also received a chef-run cooking demonstration/taste-testing along with recipes and information about the upcoming intervention activities. Intervention activities included two 6-week campaigns (Just Add Two and Choose Color, Choose Health); a 90 minute DVD with cooking demonstrations about preparing quick, healthy inexpensive meals and unusual F\&V; a two-page, full-color newsletter distributed monthly; Food demonstrations/tastings delivered once a month by chefs including an easy to prepare, F\&V-based recipe; a total of 12 recipe handouts that correlated with the monthly cooking demonstration; a Good to Go website; and a project bulletin board.

Also known as: Educational plus Access Intervention

Enhanced Intervention

Comparison Behavioral Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Brown University contracted with the Greater Providence Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) to provide a physical activity and stress reduction intervention at the 7 worksites in the comparison group. Two, six-week campaigns were developed jointly by the Brown study team and YMCA staff. These campaigns followed the same format as the enhanced intervention group campaigns and were provided during the same time periods as those at the enhanced intervention sites. Everyone who participated in the campaigns also received a free, 6-week membership to the YMCA.

Also known as: Attention Placebo Control

Comparison Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• works at least 25 hours per week at the worksite
• is on-site at least half of every day shift during the week
• reads and understands English.

You may not qualify if:

• has a medical condition that would prevent consumption of most fruits and vegetables,

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Brown University: lead
• University of Connecticut: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Risica PM, Gorham G, Dionne L, Nardi W, Ng D, Middler R, Mello J, Akpolat R, Gettens K, Gans KM. A multi-level intervention in worksites to increase fruit and vegetable access and intake: Rationale, design and methods of the 'Good to Go' cluster randomized trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 Feb;65:87-98. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2017.12.002. Epub 2017 Dec 12.

  PMID: 29242108 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Study Officials

• KIM Gans

  Brown University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator/Adjunct Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2016
• First Posted: April 6, 2016
• Study Start: September 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2015
• Study Completion: December 1, 2015
• Last Updated: April 6, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share