NCT07472712

Integrating a Prescription Produce Program Within a Diabetes Prevention Program

Integrating a Prescription Produce Program Within a Diabetes Prevention Program to Address Health Inequities Among Adults

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Type 2 Diabetes remains a major chronic disease among adults in the United States. A way to prevent Type 2 Diabetes is to engage in a diabetes prevention program. In the diabetes prevention program, individuals at risk of Type 2 Diabetes meet with a health coach to learn effective ways to build health behaviors around diet and physical activity. Individuals who participate in the diabetes prevention program are more likely to lose weight and eat a healthy diet.

Detailed description

The diabetes prevention program does not provide support for major factors influencing Type 2 diabetes, such as food insecurity or the challenge of accessing and eating healthy food to maintain optimal health. Millions of adults who are at risk of Type diabetes face challenges such as food insecurity and access to healthcare, transportation, and housing. A prescription produce program is a community-based initiative that supports an individual who may face food insecurity to access healthy fruits and vegetables and receive health advice and resources to manage their health, including referrals for health services, housing, and transportation. This research examines whether or not a diabetes prevention program integrating a prescription produce program provides more benefits in preventing Type 2 diabetes compared to a regular diabetes prevention program. Subjects in this study may lose weight, increase their knowledge of health, and provide additional services to manage their health.

Conditions

• Type2diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)	A 12-month lifestyle change program incorporating the latest evidence on self-efficacy, physical activity, and healthy diet.
BEHAVIORAL	Produce Prescription Plan (PPP)	The research intervention in this study is the DPP + Produce Prescription Plan (DPP+PPP). Besides receiving the DPP, the intervention group participants will receive bags of fresh fruits and vegetables, attend four cooking demonstrations, and if there are positive screens for social needs, be referred to work with a community-based wellness program to access resources.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-04-01
• Primary completion: 2028-05-01
• Completion: 2028-05-01
• First posted: 2026-03-16
• Last updated: 2026-03-16