Tribal Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Behavioral: Healthy retail strategies

• Registration Number: NCT03311217
• Lead Sponsor: University of Oklahoma

Brief Summary

The THRIVE study is a healthy retail intervention that improves the food environments in tribally owned and operated convenience stores in the Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Detailed Description

The THRIVE study is a cluster randomized trial, using a community-based participatory research approach, of "healthy makeovers" in eight convenience stores owned and operated by the Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The study will test the ability of tribal nations to increase fruit and vegetable purchasing and consumption among tribal members through environmental and policy approaches. Investigators hypothesize that tribal members exposed to the highest doses of the intervention (i.e. those who visit the intervention convenience stores the most) will increase their fruit and vegetable intake. Individual-level changes in fruit and vegetable intake will be measured via a survey administered to a cohort of 1600 American Indian shoppers before and after the intervention. A multimedia manual, Website, and documentary film will be created as part of the implementation of THRIVE to engage tribal citizens, enhance local knowledge, and guide other tribes to improve their food and physical activity environments.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-08-01
• Study Completion: 2017-08-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-10-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-10-11
• Study First Posted: 2017-10-17
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1634

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

• Anyone who does not meet these criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Healthy retail strategies	Healthy retail strategies will be implemented in tribally owned convenience stores in these communities. Specific strategies include pricing discounts, promotional signage, incorporation of new product, and placement of healthier items on shelves.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Vegetable intake	9 to 12months duration depending on tribe and store	Self reported via 6 questions asking about consumption of intervention foods
Fruit intake	9 to 12months duration depending on tribe and store	Self reported via 6 questions asking about consumption of intervention foods

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; 🇺🇸 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States