Recruiting

Fruit & Vegetable Prescription

Sponsor:

UCLA

Code:

NCT05138432

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Voucher

Study Details

Brief summary:

Rady Children's Hospital San Diego (RCHSD), UCSD Division of Child and Community Health and the Center for Community Health, and Northgate Gonzalez (NG) Markets will collaborate to create a Produce Prescription Program (Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program) to be implemented in the RCHSD Diabetes Clinic. We will provide families on Medi-Cal who have a child with T2DM with a fruit and vegetable prescription (FVRx) which will enhance their ability to purchase GusNIP-eligible fresh fruits and vegetables (FV). These prescriptions will be delivered in the form of an electronic voucher that can be filled at any NG Markets throughout San Diego and Riverside counties. The goal of this program is to increase the purchase and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, decrease food insecurity, and improve metabolic outcomes for children with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes

Study ID

NCT05138432

Start date

Nov 29, 2021

Status verified date

Nov, 2025

Completion date

Jun 30, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 1, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0 - 18

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age < 18 years old
  • Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Hemoglobin A1c greater than or equal to 6.5
  • Receiving care at the Rady Children's Hospital Diabetes Clinic

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Another immediate family member living in the same household who is already recruited into the study

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: Intervention Group

Monthly fruit and vegetable vouchers for 12 months, to start immediately after enrollment.

other: Delayed Intervention Group

Monthly fruit and vegetable vouchers for 12 months, to start after a 6-month waiting period.

Interventions

Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Voucher

Each participant will immediately (intervention group) or after a 6-month waiting period (delayed-intervention group) receive seven $15 vouchers (value $105 per month) for 12 months. Up to 4 vouchers ($60 total) can be redeemed at any one transaction for purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables, dried beans and legumes at participating Northgate Gonzalez markets. Both groups will continue to receive diabetes and nutrition education as is standard in their practice.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Household food security [ Time Frame: Survey will be completed at baseline and 12 months ]
  • Change in Hemoglobin A1c [ Time Frame: Measured as part of the participant's routine care in the Diabetes Clinic at baseline and 12 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Kay Rhee, MD, MS, MA

858-576-1700masfrescoFVRX@health.ucsd.edu

Sarah Hiller-Venegas, MPH

masfrescoFVRX@health.ucsd.edu

Locations

Rady Children's Hospital San Diego

Recruiting

San Diego, California, United States, 92123

Contacts

Karen Chan

858-576-1700masfrescoFVRX@health.ucsd.edu

Principal Investigator:

Kyung Rhee, MD

More Information

Sponsor

University of California, San Diego

Last update posted

Nov 19, 2025

Last verified

Nov, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of California, San Diego on 2025-11-19.