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Diet Quality Pilot Intervention in LA Safety Net

University of California, Los Angeles · with National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) · NCT07792564

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
240
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
May 21, 2026
Record last updated
August 28, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a culturally tailored nutrition education intervention designed to improve diet quality and reduce nutrition-related cardiometabolic disease risk among low-income adults participating in the Los Angeles County Food Rx Fresh Produce Distribution Program. Participants are adults aged 18 years and older who experience food insecurity and receive services through Food Rx produce distribution sites.

The main questions it aims to answer are

Does participation in the Diet Quality Matters intervention reduce food neophobia (reluctance to try unfamiliar foods)? Does participation improve overall dietary quality as measured by validated diet quality assessment tools? Does participation improve food resource management skills, nutrition-related self-efficacy, and food security? Does participation lead to improvements in cardiometabolic risk indicators, including body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure? Is the intervention acceptable, feasible, and culturally relevant to participants and program staff?

Participants will

Complete baseline surveys assessing food neophobia, diet quality, food security, food resource management skills, and self-efficacy.

Attend three monthly nutrition education sessions that include:

Guided group motivational interviewing discussions. Live culturally tailored cooking demonstrations. Taste-testing of featured foods. Group discussions about adapting recipes to participants' cultural and household preferences.

Undergo height, weight, and blood pressure measurements. Complete follow-up surveys approximately 3 months after the final intervention session.

Participate in optional feedback interviews regarding their experiences with the program.

Being studied: Diet Quality Matters (DQM) Nutrition Education and Culinary Skills Program

Conditions: NON APPLICABLE

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Adults aged 18 years or older.
  • Current participant or recipient of services from a Food Rx produce distribution program.
  • Able to provide informed consent.
  • Able to communicate in English or Spanish.
  • Willing and able to attend the nutrition education and recipe demonstration sessions.
  • Previously agreed to be contacted for future research participation or recruited through approved community outreach activities.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Younger than 18 years of age.
  • Pregnant.
  • Unable to provide informed consent due to severe cognitive impairment or other conditions that would prevent meaningful participation in study activities.
  • Unable to communicate in English or Spanish.

Recruiting US locations

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Public Health

    Los Angeles, CA 90059

    Site contact: Frederick Ferguson, MD, MS · 336-686-2355 · fferguson@mednet.ucla.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Frederick Ferguson, MD, MS · 336-686-2355 · fferguson@mednet.ucla.edu
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