Community Garden Health Block program

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This community-based, cluster-randomized program assigns participants to one of seven neighborhood gardens, with four gardens starting the 8-week intervention immediately and three receiving a delayed intervention. Adults aged 18–95 who live within one mile of a participating garden and report some food insecurity will volunteer in the garden, join social activities, and take part in cooking demonstrations and educational sessions. Participants complete surveys at baseline, 8 weeks, and 6 months to measure fruit and vegetable intake, access to healthy food, food security, and other measures such as physical activity and life satisfaction. Outcomes in the intervention gardens will be compared to those in the delayed-intervention gardens to see if participation leads to improved diet and food access.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Arkansas resident aged 18-95;
2. live in community within 1 mile radius of a participating garden;
3. speak English;
4. willingness to participate in the garden as a volunteer during the study intervention period;
5. not previously participated in the garden as a volunteer in past 6 months;
6. scores as food insecure on 1 of any of the food security measures (i.e. food did not last, could not eat balanced meal, cut the size or skip meals and frequency at which this happens, eat less than you think you should, were hungry but did not eat);
7. written informed consent;
8. working phone, home address, and email;

10\) willingness to complete all survey assessments.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Does not live within 1 mile radius of a participating garden.

Where it's running

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Pebbles Fagan, PhD, MPH — Uams
• Study coordinator: Pebbles Fagan, PhD, MPH
• Email: pfagan@uams.edu
• Phone: 301-802-7735

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.