RECRUITING

Systems Science Approaches to Improve Access to Healthier Foods: The FRESH Trial

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

Working with independently owned restaurants, a common source of calorie-rich, nutrient-poor foods in predominantly minority, low-income urban neighborhoods, has the potential to improve dietary quality, and contribute to cancer prevention. This study uses systems science approaches to improve access to healthier foods in independently owned restaurants by: 1) testing the effects of a novel intervention called FRESH (Focus on Restaurant Engagement to Strengthen Health) on dietary quality, health indicators and other outcomes in African American and Latin communities, and 2) developing a system dynamics model to allow stakeholders to virtually test FRESH strategies in their own communities. The resulting restaurant intervention simulation model offers potential cost savings from avoided trial-and-error testing, and will support community-based cancer prevention.

Official Title

Systems Science Approaches to Improve Access to Healthier Foods: The FRESH Trial

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-06-01
Study Completion:2026-10-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05869149

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Adult (18-75 years)
  2. * Regular restaurant customer (e.g., visits the specified restaurant at least 1x/week)
  3. * Live in a household of at least 2 persons (criterion intended to provide a more stable sample, and to reduce loss to follow-up)
  4. * Current resident of study neighborhood
  1. * Anticipate moving out of Baltimore or District of Columbia metropolitan area in the next 18 months
  2. * Pregnant (due to changes in diet, weight and body composition)

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Joel Gittlesohn, PhD
CONTACT
(410)955-3927
jgittel1@jhu.edu

Principal Investigator

Joel Gittlesohn, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Study Locations (Sites)

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  • Joel Gittlesohn, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-06-01
Study Completion Date2026-10-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-06-01
Study Completion Date2026-10-31

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Healthy Eating Index