Clinical trial · Interventional
Community Activation for Prevention (CAPs): A Study of Community Gardening
Community Activation for Prevention (CAPs): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Community Gardening
- 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)
The investigators previous studies show that community gardening is associated with reduction of key health behaviors for cancer prevention in diverse populations. Community gardeners eat more fruits and vegetables per day, are more physically active, and are more likely to avoid age-associated increase in body mass index (BMI). The effect is partially explained by the finding that gardeners are more socially involved, and feel more social support than non-gardeners. The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial to determine whether community gardening improves cancer-preventive behaviors among a multi-ethnic, low-income adult population and elucidate the pathways that shape cancer-preventive behaviors. A randomized controlled trial is needed to demonstrate that the observed behavioral differences are due to the effect of gardening as an intervention rather than self-selection by gardeners.
Conditions
Conditions (7)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Chronic Disease | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Diet Modification | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Health Behavior | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Lifestyle, Sedentary | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Obesity | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Physical Activity | — | 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.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Community Garden Intervention
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Wait List Control Group
- description
- Participants randomized to the Wait List Control Group will remain on community gardening waiting lists and will not receive the garden intervention.
Primary outcomes (7)
- measure
- Change in fruit and vegetable intake from baseline at 20 weeks and 52 weeks
- timeFrame
- Measurements will occur during weeks 1-2 (3 random recalls) and week 20 (3 random recalls) and week 48 (3 random recalls)
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
References
Publications (5)
- DERIVEDCoringrato E, Alaimo K, Leiferman JA, Villalobos A, Buchenau H, Decker E, Fahnestock L, Quist P, Litt JS. A process evaluation of a randomized-controlled trial of community gardening to improve health behaviors and reduce stress and anxiety. Sci Rep. 2024 Jun 13;14(1):13620. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63889-w. PMID 38871715
- DERIVEDAlaimo K, Beavers AW, Coringrato E, Lacy K, Ma W, Hurley TG, Hebert JR. Community Gardening Increases Vegetable Intake and Seasonal Eating From Baseline to Harvest: Results from a Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Trial. Curr Dev Nutr. 2023 Apr 15;7(5):100077. doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100077. eCollection 2023 May. PMID 37215644
- DERIVEDLitt JS, Alaimo K, Harrall KK, Hamman RF, Hebert JR, Hurley TG, Leiferman JA, Li K, Villalobos A, Coringrato E, Courtney JB, Payton M, Glueck DH. Effects of a community gardening intervention on diet, physical activity, and anthropometry outcomes in the USA (CAPS): an observer-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Planet Health. 2023 Jan;7(1):e23-e32. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(22)00303-5. PMID 36608945
- DERIVEDVillalobos A, Alaimo K, Erickson C, Harrall KK, Glueck DH, Buchenau H, Buchenau M, Coringrato E, Decker E, Fahnestock L, Hamman RF, Hebert JR, Hurley TG, Leiferman JA, Li K, Quist P, Litt JS. CAPS on the move: Crafting an approach to recruitment for a randomized controlled trial of community gardening. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2019 Nov 8;16:100482. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100482. eCollection 2019 Dec. PMID 31799473
- DERIVEDLitt JS, Alaimo K, Buchenau M, Villalobos A, Glueck DH, Crume T, Fahnestock L, Hamman RF, Hebert JR, Hurley TG, Leiferman J, Li K. Rationale and design for the community activation for prevention study (CAPs): A randomized controlled trial of community gardening. Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 May;68:72-78. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.03.005. Epub 2018 Mar 18. PMID 29563043