Pilot Subsidized and Culturally-adapted Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program

NCT06521411 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 22-00229-0
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to apply community-engaged methods to refine and implement a culturally adapted systems-level program for improving diet in low income, Chinese American immigrants. Guided by the regular partner engagement, The researchers have organically developed a systems-level program to bring a subsidized community-supported agriculture (CSA) model to the community in a way that is aligned with cultural values, and that includes culturally appropriate produce and nutrition education. This is a single-site proof of concept pilot program that will be evaluated using a pre-post-design.

Conditions

Diet Habit

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in Number of Different Vegetables Consumed

  Diet quality will be self-reported via a follow-up survey. The participant is presented with a list of 29 different vegetables - he/she is asked to select all of the vegetables in the list that was consumed in the past month.

  Baseline, Week 20

• Change in Diet Quality - Frequency

  Diet quality will be self-reported via a follow-up survey. Frequency (how often vegetables were consumed in the past month) is reported on a Likert scale: 1 = once a month, 2 = two or three times a month, 3 = once a week, 4 = more than once a week.

  Baseline, Week 20

• Change in Diet Quality - Quantity of Serving

  Diet quality will be self-reported via a follow-up survey. Quantity of Serving (how much is consumed at a time) is reported on a Likert Scale: 1 = less than ¼ cup, 2 = ¼ to ½ cup, and 3 = more than ½ cup.

  Baseline, Week 20

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Food Insecurity Score

  Baseline, Week 20

• Change in Social Cohesion Score

  Baseline, Week 20

Study Arms (1)

Study Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Low-income Chinese American immigrant families with a focus on adults 18+ years in Brooklyn will participate in a culturally adapted systems -level program for improving diet.

Behavioral: CSA model

Interventions

CSA model BEHAVIORAL

Community-supported agriculture (CSA) involves a community of individuals who support a farm and in return receive distributions of the farm's produce throughout the growing season. Culturally appropriate produce will be provided in subsidized weekly boxes for 20 weeks to community members at Brooklyn Grange Farm in Sunset Park at a fee of $5, which was determined to be acceptable by community members. Participants that receive SNAP benefits can use their EBT card to cover their $5. Education will be offered in the form of nutrition education, cooking tutorials, and farming information provided by staff at Brooklyn Grange.

Study Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adult age 18 years and over
• Currently living in Brooklyn
• Willing and able to provide consent

You may not qualify if:

• Unable to complete the baseline survey in English, Mandarin, or Cantonese

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NYU Langone Health: lead

Study Sites (1)

NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Study Officials

• Stella Yi, MD

  NYU Langone Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 22, 2024
• First Posted: July 26, 2024
• Study Start: May 24, 2022
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2022
• Study Completion: November 1, 2022
• Last Updated: July 26, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
• Time Frame: Beginning 9 months and ending 36 months following article publication or as required by a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research.
• Access Criteria: The investigator who proposed to use the data will be granted access upon reasonable request. Requests should be directed to stella.yi@nyulangone.org. To gain access, data requestors will need to sign a data access agreement.

Locations

US (1)