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Free fruits and veggies: a prescription for better health?

NCT ID NCT06358859

Disease control Sponsor: Tufts University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study tests whether giving people free boxes of fruits and vegetables along with nutrition education can improve health in three Mississippi counties with high rates of diabetes, obesity, and poverty. About 300 adults with high blood sugar or obesity will receive produce and educational materials, while a control group gets the same later. The main goal is to see if this 'food is medicine' approach lowers blood sugar levels.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Fruit and vegetable produce boxes and nutrition education materials
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that providing healthy food and education helps manage diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity in underserved communities.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study in three counties, so results may not apply broadly. Participants may not stick with the program, and health improvements may be modest.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 300 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2024

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

21 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient at participating Delta Health Center (DHC) clinics * BMI: ≥ 25 * Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c): \>5.7 to 8.5%, inclusive Exclusion Criteria: * Type 1 diabetes * Current use of incretin agonists (e.g., semaglutide, dulaglutide, liraglutide) * Uncontrolled hypertension: * Systolic blood pressure \> 160 mmHg * Diastolic blood pressure \> 100 mmHg * Severe symptomatic cardiovascular disease * Recent (6 months) history of: * Myocardial infarction * Percutaneous coronary intervention * Coronary artery bypass graft * Cerebrovascular disease * Participant in diabetes, nutrition, or weight intervention research in the last 12 months * Another family member or household member is a study participant * History of bariatric surgery or considering bariatric surgery in the next year or prior bariatric surgery * Lack of safe, stable residence and ability to store produce * Lack of telephone * Pregnancy/breastfeeding or intended pregnancy in the next year * Drug or alcohol misuse that would impair the ability to complete study activities * Known psychosis or major psychiatric illness that prevents participation in study activities * Any other reason that in the investigators' best judgment places the participants at risk or increases likelihood of poor adherence

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diabetes mellitus hypertensive disorder Obesity obesity disorder prediabetes syndrome type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Cardiometabolic risk factors Diabetes High blood pressure Nutrition security Obesity

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Tufts University

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

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