Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

NYU Langone Health

Code:

NCT05381766

Conditions

Diet Habit

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

CSA Model

Study Details

Brief summary:

BASIS aims to implement a whole-of-community intervention in Brooklyn for improving diet and the social and /built environments for English-, Chinese-, Spanish-, and Bangla-speaking communities. This is achieved through five main pillars: by 1) improving food access (subsidized, culturally tailored fresh produce box program), 2) providing nutrition education, 3) conducting experiential learning (gardening workshops, cooking demonstrations, farm tours, physical activity sessions, arts-based sessions), 4) assisting with economic security (SNAP/WIC enrollment, workforce development, small business owner engagement), and 5) contributing to policy.

Conditions

Diet Habit

Study ID

NCT05381766

Start date

Jun 7, 2023

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Nov 30, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov 30, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

CSA:

  • Adult age 18 years and over
  • Resides in Zip codes: 11204, 11209, 11214, 11215, 11217, 11218, 11219, 11220, 11228, 11232
  • Speak English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, or Bangla
  • Willing and able to provide consent

Comparison Communities:

  • Adult age 18 years and over
  • Currently living in South Bronx (Zip codes 10454, 10455, 10451, 10456, 10459), Chinatown (Zip codes 10038, 10002, 10013, 10012), or Flushing (Zip codes 11354, 11355, 11356, 11357, 11360, 11359, 11358, 11365, 11367, 11368)
  • Speak English, Mandarin, Cantonese, or Spanish
  • Willing and able to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to complete the baseline survey in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish or Bangla

Study Design

Enrollment

3200 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Intervention Group - CSA Model

English-, Chinese-, Spanish-, and Bangladeshi-speaking community members (adults 18+ years) residing in Sunset Park and surrounding neighborhoods will participate in a culturally adapted systems-level program for improving diet. The intervention will be evaluated through baseline and follow-up surveys and skin carotenoid assessments.

no intervention: Control Group

Mexican-identifying community members (adults 18+ years) residing in Mott Haven, Bronx and Chinese-identifying community members (adults 18+ years) residing in Chinatown, Manhattan and Flushing, Queens will form the comparison community. Recruited participants from the comparison communities will complete evaluation components (surveys and skin carotenoid assessments) but not receive the intervention.

Interventions

CSA Model

Community-supported agriculture (CSA) involves a community of individuals who support a farm and in return receive distributions of the farm's produce throughout the growing season. Culturally appropriate produce will be provided weekly for 20 weeks to community members in Sunset Park and surrounding neighborhoods. Brooklyn Grange in Sunset Park will grow and provide Chinese specific produce for a fee ranging from $7 to $31 depending on the participant's self-identified situation and Angel Family Farm will grow and provide Mexican specific produce for a fee of up to $15. Participants that receive SNAP benefits can use their EBT card to cover their produce box fees. Education will be offered in the form of nutrition education, cooking tutorials, and farming information provided by staff at Brooklyn Grange.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Fruit+Vegetable Intake as Measured by Skin Carotenoids [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 20 ]
  • Change in Fruit+Vegetable Intake as Measured by Self-Report [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 20 ]
  • Change in Neighborhood Social Cohesion [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 20 ]
  • Change in Sense of Belonging [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 20 ]
  • Change in Ethnic Pride [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 20 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Stella Yi, MD

646-501-3477Stella.Yi@nyulangone.org

Locations

NYU Langone Health

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10016

Contacts

Stella Yi, MD

646-501-3477Stella.Yi@nyulangone.org

Principal Investigator:

Stella Yi, MD

More Information

Sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Last update posted

Mar 27, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by NYU Langone Health on 2026-03-27.