Southern California Nutrition Incentive Program

NCT02976389 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2016-70025-25247
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 3,780
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The specific aims of this proposal are to implement SCNIP in 6 Northgate Gonzalez Markets across San Diego, Orange and LA counties (2 in each county), and determine which level of financial incentive rebate (specifically, $10/month, $20/month, or $40/month) optimally increases the purchase and consumption of SNAP eligible fruits and vegetables.

Conditions

Food Insecurity

Keywords

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Food insecurity; fruit and vegetable; healthy diet

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Dollars spent on Fruits and Vegetables

  Total amount of incentive dollars spent on Fruits and Vegetables per month

  1 year

• Quantity of Fruits and Vegetables

  total quantity of fruits and vegetables purchased per month with incentive dollars

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Dietary intake

  1 year

• Six-item short form of the Food Security Survey Module

  1 year

Study Arms (3)

$40/month

EXPERIMENTAL

Financial incentives: Participants will be randomized to receive $40/month in incentive dollars for the purchase of SNAP eligible fruits and vegetables. Purchasing behaviors will be tracked.

Other: Financial Incentive: High

$20/month

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Financial Incentives: Participants will be randomized to receive $20/month in incentive dollars for the purchase of SNAP eligible fruits and vegetables. Purchasing behaviors will be tracked.

Other: Financial Incentive: Middle

$10/month

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Financial Incentives: Participants will be randomized to receive $10/month in incentive dollars for the purchase of SNAP eligible fruits and vegetables. Purchasing behaviors will be tracked.

Other: Financial Incentive: Low

Interventions

Financial Incentive: High OTHER

dlParticipants in this group will receive an additional $40/month to use towards the purchase of SNAP eligible fruits and vegetables. They will be able to access these dollars through an electronic wallet (e-wallet) that is tied to their customer loyalty card. They will also have access to the fruit and vegetable promotions that include discount pricing and SNAP-Ed programming (e.g., in-store cooking classes, tours, and healthy food self-labeling system) to educate and support the purchasing behaviors of SNAP-eligible families.

Also known as: Mas Fresco

$40/month

Financial Incentive: Middle OTHER

Participants in this group will receive an additional $20/month to use towards the purchase of SNAP eligible fruits and vegetables. They will be able to access these dollars through an electronic wallet (e-wallet) that is tied to their customer loyalty card. They will also have access to the fruit and vegetable promotions that include discount pricing and SNAP-Ed programming (e.g., in-store cooking classes, tours, and healthy food self-labeling system) to educate and support the purchasing behaviors of SNAP-eligible families.

Also known as: Mas Fresco

$20/month

Financial Incentive: Low OTHER

Participants in this group will receive an additional $10/month to use towards the purchase of SNAP eligible fruits and vegetables. They will be able to access these dollars through an electronic wallet (e-wallet) that is tied to their customer loyalty card. They will also have access to the fruit and vegetable promotions that include discount pricing and SNAP-Ed programming (e.g., in-store cooking classes, tours, and healthy food self-labeling system) to educate and support the purchasing behaviors of SNAP-eligible families.

Also known as: Mas Fresco

$10/month

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Northgate Gonzalez Market customer who currently receives SNAP benefits and has a valid EBT card
• years of age or older
• Speaks and reads in English or Spanish
• Shops at the selected Northgate Gonzalez Market regularly, at least two times per month

You may not qualify if:

• Does not receive SNAP benefits
• Unable to complete surveys in English or Spanish
• Another immediate family member living in the same household is already recruited into the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Diego: lead
• The California Endowment: collaborator
• The Ecology Center: collaborator
• Center for Good Food Purchasing: collaborator
• Northgate Gonzalez Markets: collaborator
• Latino Health Access: collaborator
• California Department of Health Services: collaborator
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of California, San Diego

La Jolla, California, 92093, United States

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 21, 2016
• First Posted: November 29, 2016
• Study Start: January 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2024
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: August 5, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)