Mississippi Community Engagement Alliance (MS CEAL): Fostering Community Solutions

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Nutrition Security

• Registration Number: NCT07071064
• Lead Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center

Brief Summary

The Mississippi Community Engagement Alliance (MS CEAL) Team proposes to address the complexities of Mississippi's health issues and social determinants of health through its Fostering Community Solutions (FOCUS) Project, with two objectives: (1) advance the health and wellbeing of Mississippi's populations experiencing differing health outcomes; and (2) enhance the resilience and power within communities to disseminate and implement evidence-based interventions. This study's specific aims include: (1) examine whether the inclusion of a nutrition education program increases fruit and vegetable consumption in a food box distribution program and (2) recruit and train community nutrition liaisons to implement sustainable community strategies to longitudinally support nutrition security. The primary outcome for the first specific aim will be fruit and vegetable consumption. Secondary outcome measures will include changes in perceptions and knowledge related to food consumption and dietary intake. Clinical outcomes will include changes in blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol. For Specific Aim 2, outcomes will include the ability to recruit community nutrition liaisons at each site, the number of trainings, pre/post training assessments, and outreach metrics.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2025-05-17
• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Study First Submitted: 2025-06-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-07-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-15
• Study First Posted: 2025-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 2025-07-17
• Primary Completion: 2027-03-31
• Study Completion: 2027-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

• Self-identify as Black/African American, Latinx, or Choctaw
• Age between 18-75

Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive impairment
• Pregnant or plans to become pregnant within 12 months
• Currently enrolled in a food box delivery program or nutrition education program
• Food allergies that will be exacerbated with food box distribution

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dietary Consumption	Baseline until 6-months following the completion of the intervention	Visually Enhanced Food Behavior Checklist and Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Common Survey Questions 13-17.; The surveys will be analyzed using a "sum of boxes" approach. Each participant has a potential score of 0-20, with higher scores indicating better dietary habits.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Perceptions and Knowledge	Baseline until 6 months following the completion of the intervention	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Around the Table Survey
Dietary Intake	Baseline until 6 months following the completion of the intervention	Automated, Self-Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment Tool
Recruitment	Baseline until end of recruitment period	Program registration
Retention	Baseline until completion of intervention	Attendance log
Delivery of Intervention	Baseline until 6-months after the completion of the intervention	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Pre/Post Survey
Blood Pressure	Baseline until 6 months following the completion of the intervention	Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, measured by study personnel using ambulatory blood pressure monitor and following AMA Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Guidelines
Blood Sugar	Baseline until 6 months following completion of the intervention	Blood glucose levels, measured by study personnel using finger stick method
Cholesterol	Baseline until 6 months following completion of the intervention	Lipid levels, measured by study personnel using a mobile cholesterol monitor

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Grace Episcopal Church; 🇺🇸 Canton, Mississippi, United States

Choctaw Health Center; 🇺🇸 Choctaw, Mississippi, United States

Locust Grove MB Church; 🇺🇸 Greenwood, Mississippi, United States

Cade Chapel - Center for Family Life, Inc.; 🇺🇸 Jackson, Mississippi, United States