Fresh food on wheels: $20 vouchers aim to boost health in rural NC
NCT ID NCT07218978
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study gives $20 monthly vouchers to 150 adults at risk of food insecurity in rural North Carolina to use at a mobile produce market. Researchers will measure fruit and vegetable intake, weight, and blood pressure over three months. The goal is to see if making healthy food more affordable and accessible can improve diet and health in underserved communities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mobile produce market vouchers (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that small vouchers for mobile markets improve diet and reduce food insecurity in rural communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 150 participants and no control group, so results may not apply broadly. Diet changes may be modest and short-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * 18 years of age or older * Communicates fluently in English or Spanish * An active participant in an NC Cooperative Extension program May 2026 - March 2028 * At risk of food insecurity * Willing to shop at or visit a Ripe for Revival mobile produce market * Willing to use the provided $20 monthly voucher to shop at the Ripe for Revival mobile produce market * Works or lives in a North Carolina county where this study is being conducted, including Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Jones, Lenoir, Northampton, Warren, or Washington Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria above cannot participate
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NC State University
RECRUITINGRaleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States
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