Free produce and cooking classes aim to tackle chronic illness
NCT ID NCT07117201
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether giving people free fruits and vegetables (a produce prescription) along with culturally tailored cooking classes can improve their nutrition and help manage chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure. Thirty adults who already take medication for such conditions will participate for 12 months. Researchers will measure changes in food security, diet quality, and blood sugar levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- produce prescription and culturally tailored cooking classes
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that providing free fruits and vegetables along with cooking education helps people better manage chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It also relies on people sticking with the program, which can be challenging.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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
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: * a participant in the Mobile Health and Wellness Program; * an English-speaking adult aged 18 or over * diagnosed with hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes type 2 or pre-diabetes, arthritis, obesity, CHF, and/or COPD * taking medication for at least one of the eligible chronic conditions listed previously. Exclusion Criteria: * a prior diagnosis of dementia-related conditions: Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body, Parkinson's, or vascular dementia * unwilling or unable to attend at least half of the 24 team visits during the study period.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Virginia Commonwealth University Mobile Health and Wellness Program
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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