Client-choice produce pantry to improve food access in East Flatbush
Official title: Improving Food Access in East Flatbush Through a Community Partner Coalition in New York City (NYC)
Run by NYU Langone Health · NCT07078253 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Try a weekly, no-cost client-choice produce pantry offering locally grown fruits and vegetables to adults with food insecurity in East Flatbush to see if it improves food access and diet quality.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 250 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | NYU Langone Health Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (New York, New York) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | May 19, 2025 |
| Main results expected | October 31, 2026 |
| Study ends | March 31, 2027 |
| Registry record updated | June 9, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07078253 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults aged 18 or older who speak English or Haitian Creole, can travel weekly to the Brooklyn Center for Quality Life in East Flatbush, and are willing to provide informed consent.
✕Probably not a fit
People who cannot travel weekly to the pickup site, who do not speak English or Haitian Creole, or whose needs require clinical nutrition therapy rather than pantry support may not receive benefit from this program.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This pilot will enroll up to 100 adults in East Flatbush for a 20-week, no-cost, client-choice pantry program that provides locally grown produce weekly. Participants will complete surveys and have skin carotenoid levels measured with a Veggie Meter at the start and end of the program to capture changes in fruit and vegetable intake. The primary outcome is food security, with secondary outcomes including fruit and vegetable intake and social connection. The intervention is delivered through a partnership between NYU and five community-based organizations and is based on multi-year formative research to inform future pantry implementations across New York City.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could increase food security and fruit and vegetable intake among participants and guide similar pantry models across the city.
How similar studies have gone: Client-choice pantry models and produce-prescription programs have shown promising effects on produce access and intake in other settings, though this locally grown, coalition-led pilot in East Flatbush is a novel implementation.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult at least 18 years old 2. Able to complete the surveys in English or Haitian Creole 3. Able to travel to Brooklyn Center for Quality Life in East Flatbush weekly to pick up the no-cost fresh vegetables 4. Willing and able to provide informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1\) Those not meeting the above inclusion criteria
Where it's running
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Madison N LeCroy, PhD — NYU Langone Health
- Study coordinator: Madison N LeCroy, PhD
- Email: Madison.LeCroy@nyulangone.org
- Phone: 646-501-3748
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.