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Penn Produce Prescription and Chronic Kidney Disease Study
Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
Summary
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and likely effect of a produce prescription intervention on patient-centered outcomes, health behaviors and health outcomes, among food insecure adults with chronic kidney disease stages 3 - 5. Participants will complete surveys at three timepoints, each three months apart, and complete health measurements at two timepoints 6 months apart. Half of the participants will be randomly assigned to the treatment where they will receive produce prescriptions with amount of the vouchers depending on their reported family size, every two weeks over six months. Researchers will compare the treatment group and the control group to see if there are any improvements in patient-centered outcomes (food and nutrition insecurity, health-related quality of life, depression and anxiety) and clinical outcomes (diet quality, metabolic acidosis, serum albumin, estimated GFR, blood pressure, and HbA1C).
Official title: A Pilot Randomized Trial of a Produce Prescription Intervention to Improve Health Among Food Insecure Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
100
Start Date
2024-11-18
Completion Date
2026-02
Last Updated
2026-02-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Produce Prescription
Participants will receive either $40 (families of 2 members or less) or $60 (families of more than 2 members) produce vouchers every 2 weeks for 6 months, for a total of $480 or $720. These vouchers are sponsored by The Food Trust.
Locations (1)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States