Enhancing the Effectiveness of Home-delivery Based Produce Prescription Program Implementation Strategies
Purpose
Harris Health System is currently participating, along with two other partners, GoldiFresh Inc., and Brighter Bites, in a cross-sector collaborative home delivery-based Produce Prescription Program (PPRx) pilot initiative that provides consistent access to healthy food plus nutrition education to Medicaid-eligible pregnant women in Harris County, TX, deemed to be at high risk of adverse pregnancy or birth outcomes. The objectives of this study are two-fold: (a) to examine utilization of food basket contents and improvements in diet quality in this home delivery based PPRx program, and (b) to evaluate if and the extent to which utilization of food basket contents outcomes improves with support from an interactive AI-based conversational agent to convert food into healthy meals.
Condition
- Nutritional Deficiency in Pregnancy
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 44 Years
- Eligible Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- receiving prenatal care at high-risk obstetric clinics - <= 20 weeks medically-confirmed viable pregnancy - designated as high risk [Age>=35 years, or obese or overweight (BMI>=25.0 at pre pregnancy self-report), or prior history of pregnancy hypertension or gestational diabetes] - within the zip code delivery radius
Exclusion Criteria
- women who were medically recommended bed rest through pregnancy - substance users
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
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Active Comparator Produce Prescription Program (PPRx) Standard |
Participants will receive biweekly deliveries of 20 lbs (~50 servings) of fresh produce (8-10 different kinds of produce) plus standard nutrition education materials consisting of nutrition education infographics inside of the produce prescription boxes as well as online videos, recipes, and nutrition tips accessed via Quick Response (QR) code. |
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Experimental Produce Prescription Program (PPRx) Standard plus Smartphone App |
Participants will receive biweekly deliveries of 20 lbs (~50 servings) of fresh produce (8-10 different kinds of produce) plus the same standard nutrition education materials provided to the control group consisting of nutrition education infographics inside of the produce prescription boxes as well as online videos, recipes, and nutrition tips accessed via Quick Response (QR) code. Additionally, participants will be given access to a smartphone app that allows women to interact with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to obtain real-time cooking suggestions. |
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Recruiting Locations
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Houston, Texas 77030
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston