Free fruits and veggies: a prescription for better health?
NCT ID NCT06283394
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving people with obesity and diabetes a monthly $160 subsidy to buy fruits and vegetables online helps them eat healthier. 214 participants will be split into groups, some getting the subsidy and some not, to see if it increases their produce purchases and improves blood sugar control. The goal is to find better ways to support healthy eating in this population.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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214 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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- Ages
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30 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Between the ages of 30 and 70 * Patients in the Penn Medicine system who have obesity (BMI\>or=30) and diabetes (last A1C\>8 in the 90 days prior to data pull) * Self-report being comfortable online shopping * Have a backup payment option available to use in registering for Instacart Exclusion Criteria: * Not fluent in English * Opted out of research * The patient does not have a Primary care provider assigned * The patient is part of a Penn primary care practice engaged with the Healthy Heart Program
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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