Fresh Takes!: An Evaluation of the Impact of Receiving Fresh Food Boxes
Fresh Takes!: An Evaluation of the Impact of Receiving Fresh Food Boxes on Dietary Intake, Food Insecurity, and Diabetic Control for Individuals With Diabetes or Prediabetes
Who can join
Ages 18 to 75 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 18-75 years of age * Be a patient of BHC * Experienced food insecurity in the previous year Identified as: 1. having diabetes based on an ICD diagnosis code in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or having a less than ideal HbA1c level, defined as \>6.4% within the preceding 12 months OR 2. having prediabetes based on an ICD diagnosis code in the EMR or by having a HbA1c level between 5.7% - 6.4% in the preceding 12 months.
About the study
Fresh Takes! is a targeted food distribution and nutrition education program offered by Montefiore Bronx Health Collective, a Federally Qualified Health Center located in the South Bronx. The goal of Fresh Takes! is to help reduce food insecurity and prevent progressions to overt diabetes in patients with prediabetes and to help patients with overt diabetes achieve better diabetic control. To that end, participants receive bimonthly fresh food boxes and nutritional support and education over the course of a six-month program.
What is being tested
- Fresh Takes! (behavioral)
Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center · Participants: 400 · Started: Sep 13, 2023
Contact the study team
- Barbara Hackley, PhD · Phone: 2032603599
- Fadhylla Saballos, MPH · Phone: 7189910605
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06019624
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | Montefiore Bronx Health Collective, The Bronx |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.