NCT04251299

Southwest Harvest for Health Vegetable Gardening Intervention

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 11 March 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing home-based, mentored vegetable gardening program in Cancer Survivor in 30 participants. Completed in 20 December 2020.

Timeline

17 January 2020

Primary endpoint
20 December 2020

20 December 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of New Mexico
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	30
Start date	17 January 2020
Primary completion	20 December 2020
Estimated completion	20 December 2020
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• home-based, mentored vegetable gardening program

Conditions studied

• Cancer Survivor — all drugs for Cancer Survivor →

Sponsor

University of New Mexico

Who can join

50 and older, any sex, with Cancer Survivor. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Feasibility of the Intervention Primary · through study completion, an average of 9 months

Ability to recruit 25 cancer survivors in 3 months, achieve 80% retention rates, 80% adherence to the intervention, and high acceptability of the program for both cancer survivors (participants) and Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners.

Percentage recruited within 3 months

Group	Value	95% CI
Single Arm	100

Percent retention (completed study)

Group	Value	95% CI
Single Arm	100

Percentage adherence (twice monthly communication with mentor)

Group	Value	95% CI
Single Arm	89

Percentage Satisfaction (very good or excellent)

Group	Value	95% CI
Single Arm	90

Pre-post Change in Vegetable and Fruit Intake Secondary · baseline to 9-months

The number of daily servings of vegetables and fruits will be measured by the Eating at America's Table Screener (EATS) questionnaire; this 10-item NCI-developed questionnaire will be able to assess whether individuals increase by more than one serving of vegetables/fruits per day.

Group	Value	95% CI
Single Arm	1.2	-0.4 – 2.2

Pre-post Change in Objectively Measured Physical Activity Secondary · baseline to 9-months

Physical activity will be objectively measured using the activPAL research grade monitor.

light-intensity physical activity

Group	Value	95% CI
Single Arm	-1.1	-10.6 – 3.4

moderate-intensity physical activity

Group	Value	95% CI
Single Arm	-4.2	-13.8 – 3.7

Pre-post Change in Sleep Quality Secondary · baseline to 9-months

Self-reported sleep quality will be assessed using the PROMIS 8-item questionnaires for sleep impairment and sleep disturbance. Raw scores range from 8 to 40; higher scores indicate worse sleep quality; T-score rescales the raw score into a standardized score with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation (SD) of 10. Therefore, a person with a T-score of 40 is one SD below the mean.

Sleep disturbance

Group	Value	95% CI
Single Arm	-0.4	-1.7 – 2.4

Sleep impairment

Group	Value	95% CI
Single Arm	-0.2	-6.0 – 5.1

Pre-post Change in Physical Function Secondary · baseline to 9-months

Self-reported physical function will be assessed using the 8-item physical function scale. Raw scores range from 8 to 40; higher scores indicate better physical function; T-score rescales the raw score into a standardized score with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation (SD) of 10. Therefore, a person with a T-score of 40 is one SD below the mean.

Group	Value	95% CI
Single Arm	0.0	-7.0 – 4.3

Sponsor's own description

"Harvest for Health" is a home-based vegetable gardening intervention that pairs cancer survivors with certified master gardeners (MGs) from the Cooperative Extension System, the education and outreach arm of land-grant universities nationwide.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Southwest Harvest for Health: Adapting a mentored vegetable gardening intervention for cancer survivors in the southwest.
   Blair CK, Harding EM, Adsul P, Moran S, et al · · 2021 · cited 6× · PMID 33659763 · DOI 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100741