Status:

UNKNOWN

Im(Proving) the CSA Model

Lead Sponsor:

Community Health Center of Franklin County

Collaborating Sponsors:

Just Roots

Massachusetts General Hospital

Conditions:

Overweight and Obesity

Nutrition Poor

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In 1986, The Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts was home to one of the first two community supported agriculture (CSA) businesses in the USA. In 2014, there were 6,200 CSAs across the states, and...

Detailed Description

Full study protocol is available upon request from Rochelle Bellin

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 years or older
  • BMI \> 25 kg/m2 in the past 1 year
  • Willing to commit to random assignment to either receive CSA membership or enhanced care control
  • Stable health, with no severe medical comorbidities that might interfere with their ability to participate in the intervention, such as severe psychiatric illness or imminent hospitalization
  • Be willing to keep a food diary for one week
  • Be willing to attend and complete 5 examinations
  • Be able to understand and communicate effectively in English
  • Ability to store and prepare food

Exclusion

  • Must not be pregnant or planning pregnancy in the next year
  • Currently enrolled in another study of dietary quality
  • Life threatening food allergy to component of CSA boxes
  • Currently enrolled in other CSA, or planning to enroll in CSA if assigned to enhanced usual care control group

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 10 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 20 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03231592

Start Date

May 10 2017

End Date

December 20 2018

Last Update

July 27 2017

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Community Health Center of Franklin County

Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States, 01301