Green Prescription: weekly organic vegetable baskets and workshops for pregnant women
Evaluating Public Policy: A Case Study of the Green Prescription POLVERT (Green Policy - Evaluation and Results)
This project will test whether giving pregnant women weekly local organic vegetable baskets plus workshops lowers their pesticide exposure compared with their usual diet.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 210 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | Female |
| Sponsor | University Hospital, Strasbourg, France Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Strasbourg) |
| Trial ID | NCT07234617 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This interventional public-health project enrolls pregnant women registered in the Green Prescription (Ordonnance Verte) program in Strasbourg and provides weekly baskets of local organic vegetables alongside awareness workshops about endocrine disruptors and healthy eating. Researchers will compare biomarkers of pesticide exposure in participants receiving the program to pregnant women who continue their usual eating habits. Eligible participants are adult pregnant women under 32 weeks, fluent in French and registered in the program; women working in or living with someone in agriculture are excluded. The design aims to measure whether the program reduces prenatal pesticide exposure and to generate evidence to inform broader policy rollout.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal candidates are pregnant women under 32 weeks of gestation who are over 18, fluent in French, registered with the Ordonnance Verte program, covered by social security, able to consent, and with telephone and internet access.
Not a fit: Women already consuming exclusively organic diets, those past 32 weeks of pregnancy, and those working in or living with someone in agriculture are unlikely to gain additional exposure reduction from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could lower pregnant women's pesticide exposure and reduce risks to fetal development while providing evidence to support wider public-policy rollouts.
How similar studies have performed: Observational studies link prenatal pesticide exposure to harm, and a few small dietary intervention trials have reduced exposure, but large interventional public-policy evaluations like this are relatively novel.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Be a woman * Be less than 32 weeks pregnant * Be registered with the "Ordonnance Verte" program * Have agreed, when registering for the program, to be contacted by a research team * Be affiliated with a social security system or be a beneficiary of such a system. * Be fluent in French. * Be over 18 years of age * Be able to understand the objectives and risks associated with the research and give dated and signed informed consent * Have a telephone and internet access Exclusion Criteria: * Participation in a study on nutrition or any other studies likely to affect exposure to the compounds under investigation * Inability to provide informed consent (difficulties in understanding on the part of the pregnant woman, etc.) * Being under judicial protection * Being under guardianship or conservatorship * Working in the agricultural sector (farmer, employee, apprentice) * Living with someone who works in the agricultural sector (farmer, employee, apprentice)
Where this trial is running
Strasbourg
- Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg — Strasbourg, France (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Virginie COLLIN-BUND, MD
- Email: virginie.bund@chru-strasbourg.fr
- Phone: +33 3 88 12 63 41
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.