Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Texas A&M University

Code:

NCT06950775

Conditions

Healthy Eating

Cardiometabolic Health

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Residence in Agrihood Neighborhood

Study Details

Brief summary:

The objective of The Neighborhood \& Health Study is to use a quasi-experimental mixed-methods approach to assess the impact of living in an agrihood-an agriculturally integrated community. This study follows a longitudinal cohort of residents of a newly developed neighborhood (the Indigo Neighborhood) and a geographically and socio-demographically matched neighborhood (the Elyson Neighborhood), both located in Fort Bend County, Texas, providing a unique opportunity for a natural experiment.

Conditions

Healthy Eating

Cardiometabolic Health

Study ID

NCT06950775

Start date

May 9, 2025

Status verified date

Dec, 2025

Completion date

Aug 1, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 1, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Indigo Neighborhood Participants:

  • 18 years or older
  • Lived in the Indigo Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence for less than 3 months or intend to move to the Indigo Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence.
  • Pregnant women will not be excluded from participation and may be coincidentally included

Elyson Neighborhood Participants:

  • 18 years or older
  • Live in the Elyson Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence (the comparison neighborhood group).
  • Pregnant women will not be excluded from participation and may be coincidentally included

Exclusion Criteria:

Indigo Neighborhood Participants:

• None.

Elyson Neighborhood Participants:

• None.

Study Design

Enrollment

600 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Agrihood Group

The Agrihood Group consists of adults who live in the Indigo Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence for less than 3 months or intend to move to the Indigo Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence. Pregnant women will not be excluded from participation and may be coincidentally included.

Comparison Group

The Comparison Group consists of adults who live in the Elyson comparison neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence. Pregnant women will not be excluded from participation and may be coincidentally included.

Interventions

Residence in Agrihood Neighborhood

We are examining the effects of individuals who move into an agrihood neighborhood.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in healthy eating [ Time Frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months ]
  • Change in physical activity [ Time Frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months ]
  • Change in body mass index (BMI) [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months ]
  • Change in blood pressure [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months ]
  • Change in hemoglobin A1c [ Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months ]
  • Change in social connectedness [ Time Frame: Baseline to 3 & 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Deyaun L Jafari, Ph.D.

972-952-9215deyaun.jafari@ag.tamu.edu

Locations

Elyson Neighborhood

Recruiting

Katy, Texas, United States, 77493

Indigo Neighborhood

Recruiting

Richmond, Texas, United States, 77406

More Information

Sponsor

Texas A&M University

Last update posted

Dec 9, 2025

Last verified

Dec, 2025

Keywords

  • Agrihood
  • Physical Activity
  • Healthy Eating
  • Social Connectedness

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Texas A&M University on 2025-12-09.