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The Community Garden Health Block
Sponsor: University of Arkansas
Summary
The goals of this community-based clinical trial are to examine the association between community garden participation and 1) fruit and vegetable intake (primary outcome) and 2) access to healthy food (secondary outcome) among adults aged 18-95 living in low resource communities. Gardens will be randomized to the intervention (n=4 gardens) or control group (delayed intervention, n=3 gardens). Participants will be assigned to one of seven community gardens to receive an 8-week intervention. During the intervention, participants will be asked to volunteer in the garden, participate in garden social activities, participate in healthy cooking demonstrations and educational sessions. Participants will receive educational materials as well. To assess the effects of the intervention, participants will receive a baseline, 8-week, and 6-month survey. Outcome measures will be compared between the intervention and control groups.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 95 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
138
Start Date
2025-07-15
Completion Date
2028-03-01
Last Updated
2026-01-21
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Community garden activities
The gardens in the intervention group will receive an 8-week intervention that includes 1) educational materials, 2) healthy cooking demonstrations, food and transportation support and 3) garden social activities. The control group will be asked to abstain from intervention activities. The control group will receive the delayed 8-week intervention one month after the intervention group.
Locations (1)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States