Clinical trial · Interventional
Denver Garden Environment and Microbiome Study Disease
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Gardening as an Intervention to Reduce Risk of Cancer and Heart
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
An interdisciplinary team with extensive garden study experience conducted a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial to see whether gardening reduced risk factors for diseases like cancer and heart disease. The pilot trial will provide preliminary data on associations between human microbiome, diet, physical activity, and social interactions and the outcomes of weight status and key inflammatory biomarkers.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Diet Modification | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Health Behavior | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Lifestyle, Sedentary | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Physical Activity | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Weight Gain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Garden Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Community Garden Intervention Group
- description
- Participants randomized to the Community Garden Intervention Group will receive the garden intervention. Participants will be assigned a plot for one season and will receive a standard package of services and amenities to support participation in the community garden, including seeds and transplants, tools, new garden classes and access to master community gardeners in Denver.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Community Garden Intervention
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Wait List Control Group
- description
- The non-gardening group will remain on the DUG wait lists and will not receive the garden intervention.
Primary outcomes (11)
- measure
- Change in fruit and vegetable intake from baseline at 20 weeks
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Able to give informed consent in English or Spanish * Aged 18 or over * Currently on the wait list for a new garden * Not have gardened in the past 2 gardening seasons Exclusion Criteria: * Is not able to complete the study requirements in Spanish or English * Aged 17 or younger * Has gardened in the past 2 gardening seasons
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