Tanglewood Trail Walking Program in Rural Kentucky 2020

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Dietary Habits

Interventions: Behavioral: walking group led by a community organizer

Registration Number: NCT05002985

Lead Sponsor: Dawn Brewer

Brief Summary: The Tanglewood Trail Walking Program is a well established community health initiative that encourages community members to walk approximately 1 mile to the Whitesburg Farmers Market each Saturday. The study aims to determine if walking to the market with a community health coach results in healthier options being selected at the market when compared to the driving group.

Detailed Description: In the summer of 2017, community members of Whitesburg, KY were recruited to join the Tanglewood Trail Walking Program to the Whitesburg farmers market. Each Saturday, participants reported whether or not they walked the 1 mile trail to the farmers market and they reported which fruits and vegetables they purchased. Participants completed questionnaires about fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity. Participants also provided physical and biological measurements. The ClinicalTrials.gov record for the original trial in 2017 is NCT03495648.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 49

Inclusion Criteria

ability to walk 1 kilometer

Exclusion Criteria

pregnant
institutionalized adults
impaired consent ability
prisoners

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Walking Group	walking group led by a community organizer	Subjects will participate in a walking group led by a community organizer as a means to get to a local farmer's market.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported Fruit Intake	3 months	Subjects' self-reported fruit intake will be measured to determine if walking combined with a voucher for fruits and vegetables changes participant self-reported fruit intake.
Self-reported Vegetable Intake	3 months	Subjects' self-reported vegetable intake will be measured to determine if walking combined with a voucher for fruits and vegetables changes participant self-reported vegetable intake.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hours of Moderate Exercise Per Week	3 months	Subjects will self-report the number of hours spent in moderate exercise per week.
Hours of Vigorous Exercise Per Week	3 months	Subjects will self-report the number of hours spent in vigorous exercise per week.
Hours of Sitting Per Week	3 months	Subjects will self-report the number of hours spent sitting per day.
Hours of Walking Per Week	3 months	Subjects will self-report the number of hours spent walking per week.
Understanding of Plant-based Phytonutrients	3 months	Participants will be asked a question demonstrating their understanding of the importance of ingesting plant-based nutrients. Possible answers are yes, no, or not sure. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that understood the importance of plant-based nutrients.
Belief in the Benefit of Plant-based Nutrients	3 months	Participants will be asked a question demonstrating their appreciation of plant-based nutrients. Possible answers are yes, no, or not sure. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that understood the importance of plant-based nutrients.
Knowledge of Environmental Pollutants	3 months	Participants will be asked to identify environmental pollutants from a list. Possible answers are polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), mercury, nitrites, all of those, none of those, or don't know. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that correctly identified all of those.
Belief in the Preventative Effects of Plant-Based Nutrients	3 months	Participants will be asked a question demonstrating their beliefs of plant-based nutrients. Possible answers are yes, no, or not sure. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that understood the importance of plant-based nutrients.
Belief in the Role of Healthy Diet in Protecting Health From Pollutants	3 months	Participants will be asked a question demonstrating their beliefs that a healthy diet might protect health from environmental pollutants. Possible answers are yes, no, or not sure. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that understood the importance of a healthy diet
Knowledge of Which Foods Contain Phytonutrients	3 months	Participants will be asked a question about which foods contain phytonutrients. Possible answers are meat, dairy, plant foods, all foods, or don't know. Data will be presented as the number of participants in each group that correctly identified plant foods.