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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to clinically evaluate the effectiveness of an at-home produce delivery prescription or grocery store vouchers prescription at improving weight status and obesity-related health outcomes of participants across the two clinics as compared to a control group and to examine the impacts of the program on child dietary behavioral outcomes (child fruit and vegetable intake, junk food consumption, and eating at any type of restaurant), and parent feeding practices (preparing foods from scratch, use of nutrition facts labels to make purchasing decisions, and eating meals with their referent child)

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 5 Years and 12 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • reside within a 10-mile radius of a Brighter Bites school - Medicaid recipients or low-income uninsured - parents must be able to read and write in English or Spanish to complete surveys

Exclusion Criteria

  • currently participating in Brighter Bites - with a family member/sibling currently participating in Brighter Bites - child is currently attending a school that offers Brighter Bites

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Arm 1
  • Other: Arm 1
    : Local retailer produce vouchers ($25 value) will be distributed to the families biweekly over a 32-week period for a total of 16 vouchers. The vouchers can be redeemed for fresh produce at the grocery store that issued the vouchers.
  • Other: Brighter Bites app
    Participants in Arms 1 and 2 will also receive nutrition education using the Brighter Bites app which includes recipes for a variety of meal types or produce types, all of which are searchable. Recipes include the average cost to prepare, the number of servings, and the calories for the recipe. The Brighter Bites app also includes healthy living "Brighter Choices" suggestions such as tips for how to store different types of foods, gardening tips, and tips to pack a healthy lunchbox. In addition to the Brighter Bites app, trained staff will facilitate virtual nutrition education for patient families.
Experimental
Arm 2
  • Other: Arm 2
    Boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables (F&V), each containing approximately 50 servings of F&V, will be assembled by Brighter Bites at school sites using donated produce and delivered to houses using DoorDash. F&V boxes will be distributed to families every 2 weeks over 32 weeks.
  • Other: Brighter Bites app
    Participants in Arms 1 and 2 will also receive nutrition education using the Brighter Bites app which includes recipes for a variety of meal types or produce types, all of which are searchable. Recipes include the average cost to prepare, the number of servings, and the calories for the recipe. The Brighter Bites app also includes healthy living "Brighter Choices" suggestions such as tips for how to store different types of foods, gardening tips, and tips to pack a healthy lunchbox. In addition to the Brighter Bites app, trained staff will facilitate virtual nutrition education for patient families.
Active Comparator
Arm 3
  • Other: Arm 3
    subjects in this arm will receive the usual standard of care at the clinic for the study period

Recruiting Locations

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Contact:
Christine Markham, PhD
713-500-9646
Christine.Markham@uth.tmc.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Contact

Christine Markham, PhD
713-500-9646
Christine.Markham@uth.tmc.edu

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