Ripe for Revival: Outcomes Evaluation of a Mobile Produce Market With Vouchers

Conditions: Diet Interventions, Food Security, Nutrition Security, Fruit and Vegetable Intake

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – N/A

Healthy volunteers: No

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 150

Sponsor: North Carolina State University

Summary

Increasing access to healthy foods is crucial to combating chronic disease in rural communities. The Ripe for Revival mobile market, a non-profit eastern NC-based mobile market, seeks to improve healthy food access among those at greatest risk of food insecurity and poor health. By implementing vouchers at the mobile market, this study will help make healthy food affordable and accessible. This project is poised to improve diet and health among rural residents in eight counties and promote sustainable local food systems in North Carolina.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Communicates fluently in English or Spanish * An active participant in an NC Cooperative Extension program May 2026 - March 2028 * At risk of food insecurity * Willing to shop at or visit a Ripe for Revival mobile produce market * Willing to use the provided $20 monthly voucher to shop at the Ripe for Revival mobile produce market * Works or lives in a North Carolina county where this study is being conducted, including Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Jones, Lenoir, Northampton, Warren, or Washington Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who do not meet the inclusion criteria above cannot participate

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT07218978). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.