EBT Fruit and Vegetable Prescription

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age4-10
SponsorThe University of Tennessee, Knoxville

About this trial

Eating Better Together is a 6-month pilot program that teaches families about healthy eating and activity and provides home deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables from a local retail partner.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients at the Cherokee Health Systems clinic in Cherokee Mills

Child age between 4 to 10 years old

Child BMI > 85th percentile

Child must have an adult caregiver (> 18 years) living in the household and be willing to participate in the program

Disqualifiers

Not patients at the CHS Knox County Pediatric Clinic

A child not within the 4 to 10 years age range

Child BMI at or below the 85 percentile

Child without an adult caregiver (> 18 years) living in the household and not willing to participate in the program

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Prevention Plus

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group