NCT05720611

Growing Healthy Hearts: An Online Gardening Program for Adults With Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease

Growing Health Hearts: An Online Gardening Program for Adults With Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to assess the effectiveness on an online gardening study for beginner gardeners with the goal of improving diet and physical activity in those with at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of an online gardening and nutrition intervention in adults with risk factors for cardiovascular disease using a randomized controlled trial design. During the trial, the intervention condition will learn how to start a garden plot (either at home or in a community garden) and grow fruits and vegetables for personal consumption. We will also provide this group with nutrition education related to the DASH diet and basic cooking skills instruction. The control condition participants will receive no intervention during the study period.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Digitally delivered gardening and healthy eating course	The intervention group will consist of a digitally delivered course designed to teach gardening, cooking and nutrition education to adults with risk factors for CVD. Participants will be invited to participate in 10 Zoom-based gardening and cooking education sessions. Zoom meetings will be facilitated by members of the study team, will present information to participants and will allow participants to ask questions and share their experiences with others. The materials will walk the participant through various aspects of starting and tending a garden.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-27
• Primary completion: 2023-09-25
• Completion: 2024-08-01
• First posted: 2023-02-09
• Last updated: 2024-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States