Evaluating Use of a Farmers Market Incentive Program Among Low-Income Health Center Patients

Food Insecurity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluating Use of a Farmers Market Incentive Program Among Low-Income Health Center Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02558660
• Other study ID #: HUM00076630
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 4, 2015
• Last updated: December 24, 2015
• Start date: August 2014
• Est. completion date: October 2015

Study information

• Verified date: December 2015
• Source: University of Michigan
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a brief clinic-based educational intervention on utilization of Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB)—a Michigan-wide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) healthy food incentive--among low income health center patients at a community health center in Southeast Michigan.

Description:

Study participants were provided a 3-5 minute explanation of DUFB, written program materials, and initial $10 market voucher. Participants were surveyed four times over five months, and a subset are also participating in post-intervention focus groups.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 177
• Est. completion date: October 2015
• Est. primary completion date: October 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• patient or family member of patient

• at least 18 years of age

• currently SNAP-enrolled

• identifies as one of primary food shoppers for household

• English or Spanish-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• under 18

• not currently SNAP-enrolled

• not one of primary food shoppers for household

• unable to complete a telephone survey in English or Spanish

• unable to provide a working telephone number where they could be contacted

Study Design

Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Food Insecurity
• Non-use of Existing State-wide SNAP Incentive Program

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Education
Educational intervention about an existing SNAP healthy food incentive program
• voucher
$10 voucher to spend on produce at farmers markets

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Ypsilanti Health Center, University of Michigan	Ypsilanti	Michigan

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Michigan	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Prevalence of participant DUFB use over time, as assessed by an interviewer-administered survey using structured open-ended questions	Use of DUFB at baseline assessed with yes/no response. At each of the the 3 follow-up surveys waves (1.5 months, 3 months, and 5 months), participants will be asked if they have used DUFB in the past month (yes/no), and if yes, how many times.	5 months	No
Primary	Participant-perceived barriers and facilitators to DUFB use following educational intervention, as assessed by an interviewer-administered survey using structured open-ended questions and semi-structured focus group questions	Through an iterative process, three team members will independently conduct thematic analyses, compared codes, resolve discrepancies, and summarize key thematic findings.	12 months	No
Secondary	Change from baseline fruit and vegetable consumption at 1.5 months, 3 months, and 5 months, as assessed by a validated 2 question fruit and vegetable screener	Servings/day range from 0 to >=4 (scale applied separately to fruit consumption and vegetable consumption. Change will be calculated from two time points at each of three follow-up periods (1.5 months, 3 months, and 5 months) minus the baseline	baseline, 1.5 months, 3 months, 5 months	No