Brighter Bites/Legacy Produce Rx Program
ConditionChild Obesity
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12-17
SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the produce prescription program at improving weight status and obesity-related health outcomes of participants, to examine the impacts of the program on household food insecurity and nutrition security, to examine the impacts of the program on participating adolescents' dietary behavioral outcomes, their home nutrition environment and feeding practices and to examine the impacts of the program in reducing healthcare use and associated costs
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Must be a patient at one of the four Legacy Community Health School-based clinics in Galena Park, Texas
BMI greater than or equal to 85th percentile
reside within a 10-mile radius of Houston Food Bank
Medicaid recipients or low-income uninsured
Disqualifiers
currently participating in Brighter Bites
with a family member/sibling currently participating in Brighter Bites
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Produce Prescription Group
- Control Group
Treatment groups
600 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Lead sponsor
USDA The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov