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Fruit and veggie boost: could a simple School-Store link improve Kids' diets?
NCT ID NCT07727746
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests whether a partnership between elementary schools and a local grocery chain can encourage children and their caregivers to eat more fruits and vegetables. Schools already in the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program will add promotional messaging and coordinate with a nearby Food City store to highlight the same produce items. Researchers will measure fruit and vegetable intake using skin carotenoid scans and surveys, comparing families in the enhanced program to those receiving the standard program alone.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- FFVP+ behavioral intervention: school-based promotion and grocery store coordination for fruits and vegetables
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a scalable, low-cost way to improve fruit and vegetable intake in children and their families.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. Results may not generalize to other regions or store chains.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 880 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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7 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Stores: Must be a Food City store located within the Maricopa or Pinal County regions. * FFVP Schools: Must 1) be located within 1-mile radius of a Food City store; 2) have 2 years of continuous prior experience in the USDA-funded FFVP program; 3) intend to offer FFVP at least 2 days/week over the school year; and 4) are not participating in other FV related research. * Non-FFVP School: Must 1) be located within 1-mile radius of a Food City store; 2) eligible for USDA-funding, but not awarded funding for the FFVP program; and 3) are not participating in other FV related research. * Children/students: Include 1) boys and girls enrolled in 3rd - 6th grade at participating schools, 2) with parent/caregiver consent, 3) regularly participating in the school-lunch program. * Parent/Caregiver: Must be 1) an adult aged 18 years or older and 2) a primary caregiver (parent or guardian with at least 50% custody) of the selected child attending a participating school. Exclusion Criteria: * Schools outside Maricopa and Pinal regions will be excluded. Grocery stores other than Bashas' Food City will be excluded due to the participation of this retail partner in the grant. * Students will be excluded if they are not enrolled in grades 3 through 6, do not have parent/caregiver consent, do not provide assent, or do not participate in the school lunch program. * Parents/caregivers will be excluded if they do not provide consent or cannot read or write in English or Spanish.
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Locations
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Arizona Biomedical Collaberative
Phoenix, Arizona, 85004, United States
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