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PhytoRx Families: Addressing Food Insecurity in Rural North Carolina

This study, called PhytoRx Families, is looking at how a "produce prescription" program can help families in rural North Carolina eat healthier. It aims to see if providing access to healthy foods can improve nutrition, health, and how often people use healthcare services. The study will involve 30 adults and school-aged children (ages 8-14) who are parents or caregivers and their children. To join, you need to be fluent in English or Spanish and receive care at specific clinics in Goldsboro, Bertie County, or Roanoke Chowan. The main goal is to see if participants eat more fruits and vegetables after 16 weeks. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design
This is an interventional study involving 30 adult-child pairs. It is a pilot test to explore the impact of the PhytoRx Families program.
What's involved
You would participate in the PhytoRx Families program. Your fruit and vegetable intake will be measured at the beginning and after 16 weeks.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your fruit and vegetable intake will be measured at the end of the study at 16 weeks.

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NCT07221045

A Food As Medicine Approach to Address Food Insecurity in Rural North Carolina

Recruiting
NAAges 8–64InterventionalPrevention
North Carolina State University
~30 participants
Updated 2025-10-27 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:PhytoRx Families: A Pilot Test to Address Food Security in Rural North Carolina

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Fruit and vegetable intake
Measured over Baseline and end of study at 16 weeks

Conditions

Diet, Healthy
Health Behavior
Blood Pressure
Diabetes Mellitus Risk
Utilization, Health Care

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
North Carolina1

Study leadership

  • Basheerah Enahora, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · North Carolina State University

Who to contact

Basheerah Enahora, PhD
[email protected]
9195159125
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Fluent in English or Spanish (speaking, reading, writing)
An adult (18 years of age or older) who's a parent or caregiver of a child ages 8 to 14 years old or a child ages 8 to 14 years old
Served at participating clinic in a county where the program is being implemented (Goldsboro Pediatrics, Bertie County Rural Health Association, and Roanoke Chowan Community Health in Bertie, Halifax, Lenoir, Northampton, or Wayne Counties)
Living in a county where the program is being implemented (Bertie, Halifax, Lenoir, Northampton, or Wayne Counties)
Free living to the extent they are able to receive and use a box of fresh produce and participate in direct nutrition education classes
Willing and able to provide written consent and participate in all study activities.

Exclusion

Adults not at risk of food insecurity
Adults, who are not parents nor caregivers of a child 8 to 14 years
Adults who do not want to or could not fully participate (e.g., an adult family member with advanced kidney disease with severe dietary restrictions).

What this trial measures

  • Fruit and vegetable intakeBaseline and end of study at 16 weeks

    Measured by ASA24 dietary recall