This study is looking at ways to lower the risk of heart and blood vessel diseases (cardiovascular diseases or CVD) in African American adults who have trouble getting enough food (food insecurity). It's testing an intervention called CVD-FIT, which includes monthly income support, weekly money for healthy food, and education on reducing CVD risk. This is compared to an "Enhanced Usual Care" group that only receives the education. The study wants to see if CVD-FIT can reduce your 10-year risk of CVD and improve your quality of life. To join, you must be an African American adult, at least 18 years old, have experienced food insecurity in the past year, and be at risk for CVD (for example, if you are 40 or older and have diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol). The study is currently unclear about its recruitment status.

Study design

This is an interventional study planning to enroll 200 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the CVD-FIT group or the Enhanced Usual Care group.

What's involved

You would have study visits at the beginning, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after being assigned to a group. The CVD-FIT group would receive monthly income supplementation and weekly reimbursement for healthy food purchases, along with mailed education and telephone calls with a health educator. The Enhanced Usual Care group would receive mailed education and telephone calls with a health educator.

Compensation

The CVD-FIT intervention includes $100 monthly income supplementation and a $50 weekly structured incentive for the purchase of healthy food options.

Follow-up

Participants will be followed for 12 months after being assigned to a group.

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