The Plant-Based and Soul-Full Study (PASS)

NCT03565718 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Pro00076585
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to examine if exposure to vegan soul food restaurants can increase African American adults' perceived benefits of consuming plant-based foods more so than standard guidelines. Although the health benefits of vegan diets are well documented, many people are reluctant to commit to a vegan diet long term. Various issues like food preparation, a lack of social support, or other barriers are often mentioned as reasons why people can't be vegan. This study will (1) find out if short term exposure (i.e. 3 weeks) to culturally tailored curriculum focusing on the health benefits of consuming plant-based foods increases African American adults' perceptions of adopting a vegan diet. And (2) if eating out a few times a week at vegan soul food restaurants can further increase African American adults' perceived benefits of a vegan than having to prepare all meals at home.

Conditions

Dietary Modification

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Dietary acceptability using the Food Acceptability Questionnaire

  Changes in acceptability of plant-based diets via a validated questionnaire

  Baseline and three weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Body weight using a digital scale

  Baseline and three weeks

• Perceptions of Plant-based diets using the Perceived Barriers and Benefits Questionnaire

  Baseline and three weeks

Study Arms (2)

Standard Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in this group will receive counseling, informational materials, and recipes for following a vegan diet. Participants in this group will receive gift cards to go shopping at their local supermarkets and follow the diet for 3 weeks. At the end of the 3 week period each participant will have a follow-up meeting and provide feedback to the study personnel. The Dietary Intervention: Standard/Grocery includes intervention meetings and dietary counseling.

Behavioral: Dietary Intervention: Standard/Grocery

Restaurant Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will receive counseling, informational materials, and recipes for following a vegan diet. Participants in this group will receive gift cards to go and eat out a few times a week at local vegan soul food restaurants and follow the diet for 3 weeks. At the end of the 3 week period each participant will have a follow-up meeting and provide feedback to the study personnel. The Dietary Intervention: Restaurant condition includes intervention meetings and dietary counseling.

Behavioral: Dietary Intervention: Restaurant

Interventions

Dietary Intervention: Restaurant BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive instruction on how to follow a vegan diet for three weeks and will receive gift cards to local vegan soul food restaurants.

Restaurant Group

Dietary Intervention: Standard/Grocery BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive instruction on how to follow a vegan diet for three weeks and will receive gift cards to grocery stores.

Standard Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Self-identify as African American
• Be between the ages of 18-65 years
• Live in the Columbia, SC/Midlands area
• Be able to attend all meetings with the study coordinator
• Be willing to be randomized to either condition

You may not qualify if:

• Currently following a vegan diet
• Under the age of 18 years old
• Over the age of 65 years old
• Not willing to attend meetings with the study coordinator
• Not willing to be randomized to either condition

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of South Carolina: lead
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Brie Turner-McGrievy

  University of Southern California

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 4, 2018
• First Posted: June 21, 2018
• Study Start: June 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2018
• Study Completion: January 21, 2019
• Last Updated: January 24, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-01

Locations

US (1)