NCT02558660

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 177 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Michigan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Education	Educational intervention about an existing SNAP healthy food incentive program
BEHAVIORAL	voucher	$10 voucher to spend on produce at farmers markets

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-10-01
• Completion: 2015-10-01
• First posted: 2015-09-24
• Last updated: 2015-12-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States