Food InsecurityNCT07078253
Improving Food Access in East Flatbush Through a Community Partner Coalition in New York City (NYC)
A study testing Produce box program in people with Food Insecurity, run by NYU Langone Health at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The objective of this research study is to implement and evaluate a food pantry pilot program to improve access to food and overall diet quality in East Flatbush. This will be achieved through the implementation of a tailored, client-choice food pantry pilot program. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Food Insecurity
- What is being tested?
- Produce box program
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 250 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 19 May 2025to 31 Mar 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Adult at least 18 years old
- Able to complete the surveys in English or Haitian Creole
- Able to travel to Brooklyn Center for Quality Life in East Flatbush weekly to pick up the no-cost fresh vegetables
- Willing and able to provide informed consent to participate in the study
Who cannot join
- 1) Those not meeting the above inclusion criteria
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016
About this study
The objective of this research study is to implement and evaluate a food pantry pilot program to improve access to food and overall diet quality in East Flatbush. This will be achieved through the implementation of a tailored, client-choice food pantry pilot program. The pilot program will specifically offer locally grown produce.
Read the detailed description
The objective of this study is to implement and evaluate a pilot intervention to improve access to food and overall diet quality in East Flatbush in Brooklyn, NY. This will be achieved through implementation of a tailored, client-choice pantry model pilot intervention among up to 100 individuals in which local, fresh produce is provided to participants on a weekly basis for 20 weeks. This project is a partnership between NYU and five community-based organizations (CBOs) and is the result of multi-year formative research with the partners and community. The pantry program will be evaluated using surveys and an objective measure of fruit and vegetable intake (i.e., skin carotenoid assessment via the Veggie Meter) at the start and end of the 20-week program. Through this pre-post evaluation, the investigators will assess the impact of the program on food security (primary outcome) as well as on fruit and vegetable intake and social connection (secondary outcomes). The findings will inform future implementations of client-choice pantry models by community-based organizations across New York City.
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity
- Being tested
- Produce box program
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Produce box programOther
Each week during the 20-week study period, participants will pick up a box of fresh vegetables. All produce will be provided to the participants at no cost as part of the client choice pantry program. Participants will take home approximately 6 different types of vegetables each week. Participants will choose which vegetables they want from a variety of options.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| East Flatbush community | Experimental | Produce grown by Brooklyn Grange and tailored to the East Flatbush community will be provided weekly for 20 week to enrolled study participants . Receives: Other: Produce box program |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in the percent of individuals who report that they are low or very low food security households
Outcome measure is assessed through a self-administered survey.
Measured: Baseline, Week 20
Secondary outcomes (2)
Change in carotenoid levels
The Veggie Meter is a portable electronic device that uses a light scan of the participant's finger to measure carotenoid levels, a validated marker of fruit and vegetable intake across diverse populations.
Measured: Baseline, Week 20
Change in social cohesion
Social cohesion will be self-reported using questions about the neighborhood and related social interactions
Measured: Baseline, Week 20
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Jul 2025
- Study start19 May 2025
- Primary completion31 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Mar 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Food InsecurityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by NYU Langone HealthThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 250 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Madison N LeCroy, PhD, Principal investigator, NYU Langone Health
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07078253
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 25-00432
- Other IDs
- UL1TR001445
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 14 Jul 2025
- Last updated
- 9 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: De-identified IPD data will not be made available due to the following key reasons. First, the possibility of re-identification of participants if IPD were shared is more than minimal given the small sample size and community-based recruitment. Participants have expressed heightened concerns about data security, and thus the study team will take efforts to protect participants by restricting access to their IPD. Secondly, data-sharing de-identified IPD is not included in the study's consent form, and re-consenting enrolled participants with this added stipulation would not be feasible.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Improving Food Access in East Flatbush Through a Community Partner Coalition in New York City (NYC)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07078253
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 25-00432
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 250 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- NYU Langone HealthUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
- Study start
- 19 May 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Mar 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 22 Jul 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The objective of this research study is to implement and evaluate a food pantry pilot program to improve access to food and overall diet quality in East Flatbush. This will be achieved through the implementation of a tailored, client-choice food pantry pilot program. The pilot program will specifically offer locally grown produce.
Detailed description
The objective of this study is to implement and evaluate a pilot intervention to improve access to food and overall diet quality in East Flatbush in Brooklyn, NY. This will be achieved through implementation of a tailored, client-choice pantry model pilot intervention among up to 100 individuals in which local, fresh produce is provided to participants on a weekly basis for 20 weeks. This project is a partnership between NYU and five community-based organizations (CBOs) and is the result of multi-year formative research with the partners and community. The pantry program will be evaluated using surveys and an objective measure of fruit and vegetable intake (i.e., skin carotenoid assessment via the Veggie Meter) at the start and end of the 20-week program. Through this pre-post evaluation, the investigators will assess the impact of the program on food security (primary outcome) as well as on fruit and vegetable intake and social connection (secondary outcomes). The findings will inform future implementations of client-choice pantry models by community-based organizations across New York City.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| East Flatbush community | Experimental | Other: Produce box programProduce grown by Brooklyn Grange and tailored to the East Flatbush community will be provided weekly for 20 week to enrolled study participants . |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Adult at least 18 years old
- Able to complete the surveys in English or Haitian Creole
- Able to travel to Brooklyn Center for Quality Life in East Flatbush weekly to pick up the no-cost fresh vegetables
- Willing and able to provide informed consent to participate in the study
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- 1) Those not meeting the above inclusion criteria
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Produce box programEach week during the 20-week study period, participants will pick up a box of fresh vegetables. All produce will be provided to the participants at no cost as part of the client choice pantry program. Participants will take home approximately 6 different types of vegetables each week. Participants will choose which vegetables they want from a variety of options. | Other | East Flatbush community |
Primary outcome
Change in the percent of individuals who report that they are low or very low food security households
Time frame: Baseline, Week 20
Outcome measure is assessed through a self-administered survey.
2 secondary outcomes
Change in carotenoid levels
Time frame: Baseline, Week 20
Change in social cohesion
Time frame: Baseline, Week 20
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 9 Jun 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. De-identified IPD data will not be made available due to the following key reasons. First, the possibility of re-identification of participants if IPD were shared is more than minimal given the small sample size and community-based recruitment. Participants have expressed heightened concerns about data security, and thus the study team will take efforts to protect participants by restricting access to their IPD. Secondly, data-sharing de-identified IPD is not included in the study's consent form, and re-consenting enrolled participants with this added stipulation would not be feasible.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Madison N LeCroy, PhD principal investigator
NYU Langone Health
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Produce box program in people with Food Insecurity, run by NYU Langone Health at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Madison N LeCroy, PhD (646-501-3748, Madison.LeCroy@nyulangone.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in the percent of individuals who report that they are low or very low food security households (time frame: Baseline, Week 20). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Jun 2026.