Free fruits and veggies prescribed to fight food insecurity and chronic disease
NCT ID NCT07376044
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study gives 400 adults with diabetes or high blood pressure free home-delivered produce boxes and vouchers for 6 months, plus nutrition education and self-management classes. The goal is to see if this helps them eat more fruits and vegetables, feel less food insecure, and improve their health. Participants must be low-income, food insecure, and receiving care at Rush University Medical Center.
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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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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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: * Adults over 18 years of age * Participants receiving medical care at Rush * Participants with a diagnosis of hypertension and/or diabetes * Participants with a positive screen for food insecurity * Participants eligible for medical assistance through a state plan * Participants eligible for benefits through the SNAP program * Participants are member of a low-income household * Participants willing to participate for duration of the program (12-months) * Participants residing in service area of the referring Rush clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Adults unable to consent * Individuals not yet adults - infants, children, teenagers * Incarcerated individuals
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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