A Mobile Application to Improve Procurement and Distribution of Healthful Foods & Beverages in Ba… (NCT05010018) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
A Mobile Application to Improve Procurement and Distribution of Healthful Foods & Beverages in Baltimore City
United States310 participantsStarted 2021-10-29
Plain-language summary
Low-income urban communities have many small food stores, but poor access to healthier foods and beverages. The investigators will develop, implement and evaluate the feasibility of a Baltimore Urban food Distribution (BUD) web-based application (app) to improve access to affordable, healthier products from local producers/wholesalers in 38 urban corner stores in low-income Baltimore neighborhoods, using a randomized controlled trial design and assess its impact on store stocking and sales. The R34 will provide a developed and tested version of the BUD app, which will resolve challenges related to affordability and delivery of healthful foods and beverages to small food stores, permit development of new instruments, assess potential impacts at the consumer level, permitting power and sample size estimates for the full-scale clinical trial, and demonstrate the investigators' ability to recruit and retain large numbers of wholesalers, producers, and corner stores in low-income urban settings.
Who can participate
Age range
21 Years – 75 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Inclusion criteria for stores:
Store owner/manager willing and able to order food through a smart phone or other internet-enabled device
Store owner/manager willing to attend in-store trainings in the use of the BUD App
Store located in a low-income neighborhood considered as a Healthy Food Priority Area by the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future111 in East Baltimore
Store located \>0.25 miles from a supermarket
Store classified as a small food store (\< 4 aisles, \< 2 cash registers)
Store owner/manager is English, Korean, Spanish or Mandarin-speaking for first language
Inclusion criteria for wholesalers and producers:
Provide service to Baltimore City (e.g., for producers, this could mean participating in Baltimore City-based farmers markets)
Willing to use the BUD app, including posting and maintaining data on a minimum number of products
Willing to participate with delivery services arranged
Inclusion criteria for consumers (community members):
* Regular customers of the store (purchase food items at least once a week in the store) identified by the small food store owner/manager enrolled in the study
* Adult (between 21 years old and 75 years old)
* Live/work within a 1/2 mile radius from one of the 38 small food stores participating in the study
* Live in a household of at least 2 persons (criteria intended to provide a more stable sample, to reduce loss to follow-up)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Anticipate moving out of Baltimore Cit…
Questions worth asking your doctor
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
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Questions for the trial coordinator
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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
What they're measuring
1
Change in Stocking of Healthy Foods as Assessed by a Store Impact Questionnaire
Timeframe: Up to 2 months prior to intervention; up to 2 months post intervention
2
Change in Sale of Healthy Foods
Timeframe: Up to 2 months prior to intervention, up to 2 months post intervention
Trial details
NCT IDNCT05010018
SponsorJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health