Linking Education, Produce Provision, and Community Referrals to Improve Diabetes Care (LINK)
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (pRCT) that aims to test the effect of produce provision, diabetes education, and community referrals on hemoglobin A1c levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes experiencing food insecurity.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Type 2 Diabetes based on American Diabetes Association Criteria
• Hemoglobin A1c ≥ 7.5%
• Screen Positive on 2-item Food Security Screener
Locations
United States
Ohio
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
RECRUITING
Columbus
Contact Information
Primary
Luiza Reopell, BS
luiza.reopell@osumc.edu
614-653-8213
Backup
Daniel Walker, PhD
Daniel.Walker@osumc.edu
614-293-2428
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-02-06
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-10-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 568
Treatments
Active_comparator: Mid Ohio Food Farmacy
The Food Farmacy arm receives weekly produce through a consortium of local food banks at the direction of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective.
Experimental: Mid-Ohio Food Farmacy + Cooking for Diabetes
The Food Farmacy + Cooking for Diabetes Arm receives weekly produce through a consortium of local food banks at the direction of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective and Cooking for Diabetes, a 6-week diabetes self-management education and support and culinary education intervention.
Experimental: Mid-Ohio Food Farmacy + Health Impact Ohio Pathways Hub
The Food Farmacy + Health Impact Ohio Pathways Hub Arm receives weekly produce through a consortium of local food banks at the direction of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective and has social needs address through a community health worker model at the direction of Health Impact Ohio. The community health worker meets with participants, evaluates and addresses non-medical, health-related social needs.
Experimental: Mid-Ohio Food Farmacy + Cooking for Diabetes + Health Impact Ohio Pathways Hub
The Food Farmacy + Cooking for Diabetes + Health Impact Ohio Pathways Hub Arm receives all 3 interventions. Participants receive weekly produce through a consortium of local food banks at the direction of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective, Cooking for Diabetes, a 6-week diabetes self-management education and support and culinary education intervention and has social needs addressed through a community health worker model at the direction of Health Impact Ohio. The community health worker meets with participants, evaluates and addresses non-medical, health-related social needs.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Leads: Ohio State University