A Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program for Type 2 Diabetes

This study is testing a "Fruit and Vegetable Prescription" (F&V Rx) program for adults with Type 2 Diabetes. The program provides vouchers to buy fruits and vegetables. Researchers want to see if F&V Rx helps people attend and stay in diabetes self-management education and support (DSME/S) sessions, improve their diet, and better control their blood sugar (hemoglobin A1c). You might be able to join if you have Type 2 Diabetes, an A1c level of 7% or higher, and are considered low-income (for example, enrolled in SNAP, uninsured, or on Medicaid). The study is currently unclear about its status and plans to enroll 120 people.

Study design: This study is interventional and plans to enroll 120 participants. It compares usual care to usual care plus F&V prescriptions, either alone or dependent on DSME/S attendance.
What's involved: The study involves a 16-week intervention period. You would visit with a primary care provider and potentially attend DSME/S sessions.
Compensation: Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up: The primary outcomes are measured throughout the 16-week intervention period.

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A Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program

Recruiting

NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

~120 participants

Updated 2025-11-21 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What's tested:Usual CareF&V Rx aloneF&V Rx plus DSME/S

At a glance

Recruiting sites

1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now

RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open

What they're measuring

Evaluate the impact of a F&V Rx on DSME/S uptake in low-income adults

Measured over Throughout the 16 week intervention

+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Complications

Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states

Pennsylvania1

Study leadership

Susan Veldheer, DEd, RD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Penn State College of Medicine

Who to contact

Susan Veldheer, DEd, RD

[email protected]

717-531-5625

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Patient at Penn State Health St. Joe's Medical Center

Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus greater than or equal to six months

A1c level is greater than or equal to 7% (53 mmol/mol)

Low income defined as enrolled in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is uninsured or have Medicaid, or identifying as food insecure based on USDA criteria.

Ability to give a blood sample

Willing to respond to contacts from study staff over the study period

Willing and able to give informed consent

Can read and write in English or Spanish

Exclusion

Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus less than six months

Patients who have previously participated in the Veggie Rx program in the past year

Patients who have attended any diabetes self-management education and support (DSME/S) sessions in the past year

Women who are pregnant or who plan to become pregnant during the study period

Any uncontrolled mental illness or substance abuse, or inpatient treatment for these in the past six months

Any unstable or significant medical condition in the past 3 months (e.g. recent heart attack, stroke, DVT)

A1c level is less than 7%

Does not speak English or Spanish

Inability to provide informed consent

Unable to give a blood sample

What this trial measures

Evaluate the impact of a F&V Rx on DSME/S uptake in low-income adultsThroughout the 16 week intervention
Defined as the number of participants who attend any 1 DSME (# attend any 1 DSME/S session/total # randomized)
Evaluate the impact of a F&V Rx on DSME/S retention in low-income adults.Throughout the 16 week intervention
Defined as % who attend \>=75% of sessions (# attend \>= 75% sessions/ # attended any 1 DSME/S session)

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