Tanglewood Trail Walking Program in Rural Kentucky 2017

NCT03495648 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: 17-0283-P2H 2017P42ES007380
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 123
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Dietary Habits

Keywords

farmers market; Appalachia; physical activity; fruit and vegetable voucher program

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Carotenoid Levels Over Time

  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.

  Baseline and 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (15)

• Change in A1c

  Baseline and 3 months

• Change in LDL Cholesterol

  Baseline and 3 months

• Change in HDL Cholesterol

  Baseline and 3 months

• Change in Total Cholesterol

  Baseline and 3 months

• Change in Weight

  Baseline and 3 months

Study Arms (2)

Walking Group (Low Engagers)

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects will participate in a walking group led by a community organizer as a means to get to a local farmer's market. Low engagers are defined as those participants who walked to the market two or fewer times during the program.

Behavioral: walking group led by a community organizer

Walking Group (High Engagers)

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects will participate in a walking group led by a community organizer as a means to get to a local farmer's market. High engagers are defined as those participants who walked to the market three or more times during the program.

Behavioral: walking group led by a community organizer

Interventions

walking group led by a community organizer BEHAVIORAL

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

Walking Group (High Engagers); Walking Group (Low Engagers)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• ability to walk 1 kilometer

You may not qualify if:

• pregnant
• institutionalized adults
• impaired consent ability
• prisoners

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dawn Brewer: lead
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Ann Koempel
• Organization: University of Kentucky

ann.koempel@uky.edu

(859) 257-3800

Study Officials

• Dawn Brewer, PhD

  University of Kentucky

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 19, 2018
• First Posted: April 12, 2018
• Study Start: May 30, 2017
• Primary Completion: September 24, 2020
• Study Completion: September 24, 2020
• Last Updated: November 17, 2021
• Results First Posted: November 17, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)