Clinical trial · Interventional
Mentored Community Gardening for Individuals With Skin Cancer
An Adapted Evidenced-Based Mentored Community Gardening Intervention for Skin Cancer Survivors: A Single-Arm Feasibility Study (Harvest for Health Together Arizona)
- 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 will conduct a single-arm pilot feasibility trial of mentored community gardening for melanoma survivors integrating dosimeters and accelerometers. Harvest for Health Together Arizona (H4H2-AZ) is an evidence-based program adapted for arid desert gardening that also addresses sun safety through group workshops and peer education. The primary aim is to evaluate adherence to the intervention.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basal Cell Carcinoma | Basal Cell Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Cancer Survivorship | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Melanoma | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Melanoma (Skin) | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.85 |
| Skin Cancer | Malignant Skin Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Squamous Cell Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mentored Community Gardening | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Mentored Community Gardening
- description
- This arm will consist of gardening at least once per week, meeting with a master gardener mentor bi-monthly, and attending a gardening informational workshop once monthly.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Mentored Community Gardening
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Mean number of scheduled sessions a participant attends during intervention
- timeFrame
- 6 months
- description
- Adherence will be measured by attendance to the number of sessions (including weekly gardening, meetings with mentors, and group workshops) a participant attends.
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- UV Exposure
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older at their last birthday \& in good general health. * Clinical diagnosis of skin cancer (including in situ). * Has access to a phone or tablet with a camera and internet. * Currently living in Pima County Arizona. * Ability to understand and speak English. * Ability to provide written informed consent document. * Ability to physically participate in gardening activities (including kneeling, sitting, bending, and carrying up to 10 pounds) with or without the use of mobility assistive devices. Exclusion Criteria: * Currently immunosuppressed by virtue of medication or disease. * Has a diagnosed and uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDSkiba MB, Miller D, Stratton DB, Hall CA, McKenna S, Blair CK, Demark-Wahnefried W. Adaptation and study protocol for harvest for health together Arizona: A mentored community garden intervention for survivors of cancer. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2024 Mar 28;39:101290. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101290. eCollection 2024 Jun. PMID 38595771