Effects of an Urban-gardening Nutrition Intervention for Food Insecure College Students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Food Insecurity; Obesity Prevention

• Registration Number: NCT06822803
• Lead Sponsor: Florida International University

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an urban gardening nutrition education program can have positive health effects on food insecure college students. The main question it aims to answer is to determine whether an 8-week urban-gardening nutrition intervention can improve fruit and vegetable intake, nutrition knowledge, Body Mass Index (BMI) and body fat percentage in college students with food insecurity.

Participants will:

Fill out a questionnaire regarding demographics, food insecurity, fruit and vegetable intake, nutrition knowledge, self-efficacy and health beliefs.

Allow researchers to measure height, weight and body fat percentage Participate in a 1-hour education cooking or gardening session once a week for 8 weeks Receive text message reminders for meeting dates

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-08-05
• Primary Completion: 2020-08-05
• Study Completion: 2020-08-05
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Study First Submitted: 2025-02-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-02-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2025-02-12
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 107

Inclusion Criteria

• Must be enrolled at FIU
• Age 18+ years old
• Literate in English
• Food insecure

Exclusion Criteria

• Students who are student athletes
• Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in the Mean Fruit and Vegetable Intake at 8 Weeks	From enrollment to the end of interventiont at 8 weeks	Fruit and vegetable intake was measured using the National Cancer Institute's Fruit and Vegetable Screener as well as through a 1-item question, "Yesterday, how many servings of fruits and vegetables did you consume?" Higher numbers indicate higher levels of fruit and vegetable intake.
Change from Baseline in the Mean Stress Scores at 8 Weeks	From enrollment to the end of interventiont at 8 weeks	Stress levels was measured using Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale. Higher numbers indicate higher levels of stress.
Change from Baseline in the Mean Life Satisfaction Scores at 8 Weeks	From enrollment to the end of interventiont at 8 weeks	Life Satisfaction was measured using Diener's Quality of Life. Higher numbers indicate higher levels of life satisfaction.
Change from Baseline in the Mean Body Mass Index Scores at 8 Weeks	From enrollment to the end of interventiont at 8 weeks	Anthropometrics were collected from all participants using standard techniques. Height was measured barefoot by stadiometer and weight was measured barefoot by a digital scale, with empty pockets and without heavy clothing such as sweaters. Participants will also self-report their height and weight for reference. BMI was calculated using the standard equation using height (cm) and weight (kg) Higher numbers indicate higher BMI.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in the Mean Nutrition Knowledge Scores	From enrollment to the end of intervention at 8 weeks	Nutrition knowledge was measured using an adapted version of 20- item Dickson-Spillmann Consumer Oriented Nutrition Knowledge Survey (CoNKS). 10 population relevant True or False style questions were included. Higher numbers indicate higher levels of nutrition knowledge.
Change from Baseline in the Mean Self Efficacy, Outcome Expectation and Reciprocal Determinism	From enrollment to the end of intervention at 8 weeks	Behavior change was measured through Social Cognitive Theory constructs. These will be measured through Dewar's SCT constructs scales. Higher numbers indicate higher levels of self-efficacy, outcome expectations and reciprocal determinism.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Florida International University; 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States