Recruiting

Produce Prescription

Sponsor:

Institute for Medical Research, Inc.

Code:

NCT07534501

Conditions

Hypertension

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Eat Well 6-months

Eat Well 12-months

Study Details

Brief summary:

This project, conducted within the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (VHA), will study how a produce prescription (PRx) program called "Eat Well" affects Veterans' health and how often they use healthcare services. About 1 in 4 Veteran households experience food insecurity (FI), which means they do not have reliable access to safe and healthy food. FI can make health worse in many ways, especially for people with conditions like diabetes that need a healthy diet. It also leads to higher healthcare costs. A PRx program, like Eat Well, helps by giving people money or vouchers to buy fruits and vegetables. This study will enroll 1,500 eligible Veterans in North Carolina who will be randomized to receive Eat Well for 6-months, Eat Well for 12-months, or the standard of care. This research will help VA learn important information about using produce prescriptions as a proven way to improve food security.

Conditions

Hypertension

Study ID

NCT07534501

Start date

May 20, 2026

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Jun, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Nov, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Food Insecurity Risk
2. Hypertension AND diabetes or obesity
3. Hospitalization, ED visit, OR outpatient visit in the past 12-months
4. NC resident
5. Valid email address

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Living in a nursing home or residential facility where meals are prepared

Study Design

Enrollment

1500 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Eat Well 6-months

Participants will receive $100/month of Eat Well benefits for 6- months and instructions on enrolling in existing VA programs designed to improve health self-management and nutrition education.

experimental: Eat Well 12-months

Participants will receive $100/month of Eat Well benefits for 12- months and instructions on enrolling in existing VA programs designed to improve health self-management and nutrition education.

no intervention: Standard of Care

The standard of care arm will not receive the Eat Well program with referrals to VA resources and program. They will only continue to receive standard VA health care services that they regularly engage with.

Interventions

Eat Well 6-months

Participants will receive $100/month of Eat Well benefits for 6- months and instructions on enrolling in existing VA programs designed to improve health self-management and nutrition education.

Eat Well 12-months

Participants will receive $100/month of Eat Well benefits for 12-months and instructions on enrolling in existing VA programs designed to improve health self-management and nutrition education.

Primary outcome measure

  • Systolic blood pressure [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Study Principal Investigator

(919) 616-6936Connor.Drake@va.gov

Locations

Durham VA Health Care System

Recruiting

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705

Contacts

Study Principal Investigator

(919) 616-6936Connor.Drake@va.gov

Principal Investigator:

Connor Drake, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Institute for Medical Research, Inc.

Last update posted

Jun 11, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • Produce prescription
  • Hypertension
  • Food insecurity
  • Veterans

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Institute for Medical Research, Inc. on 2026-06-11.