Actively Recruiting
A Food As Medicine Approach to Address Food Insecurity in Rural North Carolina
Led by North Carolina State University · Updated on 2025-10-27
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
58 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
N
North Carolina State University
Lead Sponsor
E
East Carolina University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Increasing fruit and vegetable (FV) intake, and reducing saturated fat, salt, and added sugar are central lifestyle recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to prevent chronic disease. Yet, while diet is modifiable, numerous barriers exist for lower-resourced families to engage in healthy dietary behaviors. In particular, rural families face structural and systemic disparities, such as inadequate access to affordable healthy food. Thus, this project. Thus, this study, PhytoRx Families, an innovative produce prescription (Prx) program, addresses health disparities in rural North Carolina (NC). This project will pilot test and explore the impact of PhytoRx Families (PhtyoRxF) on nutrition-related, health-related, and healthcare utilization outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Food As Medicine Approach to Address Food Insecurity in Rural North Carolina
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Fluent in English or Spanish (speaking, reading, writing)
- Adult (18 years or older) who is a parent or caregiver of a child aged 8 to 14 years or a child aged 8 to 14 years
- Served at participating clinics in Goldsboro Pediatrics, Bertie County Rural Health Association, or Roanoke Chowan Community Health in Bertie, Halifax, Lenoir, Northampton, or Wayne Counties
- Living in Bertie, Halifax, Lenoir, Northampton, or Wayne Counties
- Able to receive and use a box of fresh produce and participate in nutrition education classes
- Willing and able to provide written consent and participate in all study activities
You will not qualify if you...
- Adults not at risk of food insecurity
- Adults who are not parents or caregivers of a child aged 8 to 14 years
- Adults unable or unwilling to fully participate, such as those with severe dietary restrictions from advanced kidney disease
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27695
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
B
Basheerah Enahora, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
1
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