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Linking Education, Produce Provision, and Community Referrals to Improve Diabetes Care (LINK)
This is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (pRCT) that aims to test the effect of produce provision, diabetes education, and community referrals on hemoglobin A1c levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes experiencing food insecurity.
ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT05472441
PhaseNA
Enrollment568
SponsorOhio State University
Age18 Years and older
SexALL
Conditions studied
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Nutrition Poor, Food Deprivation
About this study
This is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (pRCT) that aims to test the effect of produce provision, diabetes education, and community referrals on hemoglobin A1c levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes experiencing food insecurity.
Interventions
- Behavioral: Mid-Ohio Food Farmacy — The Food Farmacy arm receives weekly produce through a consortium of local food banks at the direction of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective.
- Behavioral: Mid-Ohio Food Farmacy + Cooking for Diabetes — The Food Farmacy + Cooking for Diabetes Arm receives weekly produce through a consortium of local food banks at the direction of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective and Cooking for Diabetes, a 6-week diabetes self-management education and support and culinary education intervention.
- Behavioral: Mid-Ohio Food Farmacy + Health Impact Ohio Pathways Hub — The Food Farmacy + Health Impact Ohio Pathways Hub Arm receives weekly produce through a consortium of local food banks at the direction of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective and has social needs address through a community health worker model at the direction of Health Impact Ohio. The community health worker meets with participants, evaluates and addresses non-medical, health-related social needs.
- Behavioral: Mid-Ohio Food Farmacy + Cooking for Diabetes + Health Impact Ohio Pathways Hub — The Food Farmacy + Cooking for Diabetes + Health Impact Ohio Pathways Hub Arm receives all 3 interventions. Participants receive weekly produce through a consortium of local food banks at the direction of the Mid-Ohio Food Collective, Cooking for Diabetes, a 6-week diabetes self-management education and support and culinary education intervention and has social needs addressed through a community health worker model at the direction of Health Impact Ohio. The community health worker meets with participants, evaluates and addresses non-medical, health-related social needs.
Primary outcomes
- Change in Hemoglobin A1c (3 months)
Eligibility information
Inclusion Criteria:
* Type 2 Diabetes based on American Diabetes Association Criteria
* Hemoglobin A1c ≥ 7.5%
* Screen Positive on 2-item Food Security Screener
Exclusion Criteria:
* Unwilling to Attest to Release of Information to Mid-Ohio Food Collective
Study locations
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210 United States
Before you participate: Varda Clinical is an independent discovery tool, not the study sponsor or a medical provider. Eligibility can only be determined by the official study team. Discuss potential risks and benefits with a qualified healthcare professional.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov. Record last refreshed by Varda Clinical: 2026-09-27.