NutritiOUs fRuIts and veggieS to Improve Health: A Culinary Medicine Intervention

NCT06926972 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: MCC-23506
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 11
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study includes a 12-week culinary medicine intervention integrated within the existing YMCA Suncoast Survivorship and Wellness Program Powered by Moffitt. Members of the John Geigle YMCA will be assigned to the NOURISH intervention, which includes biweekly provision of fruit and vegetable bundles, recipe cards, and nutritional education handouts plus 30-minute culinary medicine demonstrations with skill-building training (six total demonstrations focused on fruit and vegetable recipes).

Conditions

Cancer, Nos

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Participant Recruitment Rate

  Number of participants successfully recruited to the study.

  Up to 1 year

• Participant Retention

  The proportion of participants who complete the study.

  Up to 1 year

Study Arms (1)

NOURISH: NutritiOUs fRuIts and veggieS to improve Health

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention Phase: In the intervention phase, members of the John Geigle YMCA will be assigned to the NOURISH intervention, which includes biweekly provision of f/v, recipe cards, and nutritional education handouts plus 30-minute culinary medicine demonstrations with skill-building training (six total demonstrations focused on f/v recipes). Members of the Hernando County YMCA will be assigned to the control condition and participants will receive recipe cards and nutritional education handouts but will not receive f/v or cooking demonstrations. Maintenance Phase: In the maintenance phase, we will better understand adherence to dietary guidelines once f/v are no longer provided and maintenance of culinary skills.

Other: NOURISH

Interventions

NOURISH OTHER

Culinary medicine demonstrations and nutritional education focused on balanced eating.

NOURISH: NutritiOUs fRuIts and veggieS to improve Health

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosed with cancer.
• Able to speak and read English.
• Without documented or observable psychiatric or neurologic diagnoses that could interfere with participation (e.g., dementia, active psychosis).
• Able to provide informed consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute: lead

Study Sites (1)

Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Study Officials

• Sylvia Crowder, PhD

  Moffitt Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 8, 2025
• First Posted: April 15, 2025
• Study Start: April 4, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 20, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: April 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Locations

US (1)