NCT06950775

The Neighborhood & Health Study

A Naturalistic Study of Residents of an Agriculturally Integrated Community

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 600 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Texas A&M University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of The Neighborhood \& Health Study is to use a quasi-experimental mixed-methods approach to assess the impact of living in an agrihood-an agriculturally integrated community. This study follows a longitudinal cohort of residents of a newly developed neighborhood (the Indigo Neighborhood) and a geographically and socio-demographically matched neighborhood (the Elyson Neighborhood), both located in Fort Bend County, Texas, providing a unique opportunity for a natural experiment.

Detailed description

Poor nutrition and inadequate physical activity are prevalent in many communities across the United States. Agriculturally integrated communities called "agrihoods" are a potential responsive agriculture solution that may support healthy living. The aims of the study are to 1) Assess short-term changes in healthy eating, physical activity, cardiometabolic health indicators, and social connectedness as compared to a comparison neighborhood that is not an agriculturally integrated neighborhood; 2) Document time use with features of the Indigo Agrihood and assess consumer preferences for built and nature design features to provide resident-driven data for future developments; 3) Assess the economic benefits of the Indigo Agrihood.

Conditions

• Healthy Eating
• Cardiometabolic Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Residence in Agrihood Neighborhood	We are examining the effects of individuals who move into an agrihood neighborhood.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-09
• Primary completion: 2026-08-01
• Completion: 2026-08-01
• First posted: 2025-04-30
• Last updated: 2025-12-09

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States