RecruitingNot Applicable

The Neighborhood & Health Study

United States600 participantsStarted 2025-05-09

Plain-language 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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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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.

What they're measuring

Change in healthy eating

Timeframe: Baseline to 3 & 6 months

Change in physical activity

Timeframe: Baseline to 3 & 6 months

Change in body mass index (BMI)

Timeframe: Baseline to 6 months

Change in blood pressure

Timeframe: Baseline to 6 months

Change in hemoglobin A1c

Timeframe: Baseline to 6 months

Change in social connectedness

Timeframe: Baseline to 3 & 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06950775

SponsorTexas A&M University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-08-01

Contact for this trial

Deyaun L Jafari, Ph.D.

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

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Change in healthy eating

Timeframe: Baseline to 3 & 6 months

Change in physical activity

Timeframe: Baseline to 3 & 6 months

Change in body mass index (BMI)

Timeframe: Baseline to 6 months

Change in blood pressure

Timeframe: Baseline to 6 months

Change in hemoglobin A1c

Timeframe: Baseline to 6 months

Change in social connectedness

Timeframe: Baseline to 3 & 6 months