Community Pharmacy Produce Prescriptions

Launched by TUFTS UNIVERSITY · Apr 1, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called the Community Pharmacy Produce Prescriptions, is studying whether community pharmacies can help people with diabetes and high blood pressure eat healthier by providing them with "produce prescriptions." This means that participants can use these prescriptions to buy healthy foods at their local grocery store, making it easier to access nutritious options. The goal is to see if this program can improve nutrition, health, and overall well-being for adults with these conditions, as well as help with issues like food security—ensuring people have enough nutritious food to eat.

To participate, you need to be at least 18 years old and have either type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, confirmed by a doctor. You should also be able to speak and complete surveys in English or Spanish and show signs of needing better access to food. Participants will visit the pharmacy at different times to check their health measurements and fill out surveys about their experiences. This trial is not yet recruiting participants, but it aims to find out how effective this program can be in helping people manage their health through better nutrition.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
• • Age 18 years or older
• • Presence of one or more of the following conditions: type 2 diabetes or hypertension. (Type 2 diabetes and hypertension will be defined by the combination of a self-reported physician diagnosis of one of the conditions and at least one pharmacy prescription for one of the conditions.)
• • Able to converse, and complete the research surveys in English or Spanish, based on self-report.
• * Positive screening for food or nutrition insecurity by:
• • 1. Hunger Vital Sign™ screening and,
• • 2. Nutrition Security Screener
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Unable to provide informed consent.
• • Unable to read and write.
• • Self-reported serious medical conditions that may be expected to shorten life expectancy to less than one year
• • A condition that limits participant's ability to grocery shop or choose food for themselves
• • Plans to move to a new home in the next 6 months that would require use of a different pharmacy
• • Currently pregnant or pregnancy planned within the next 6 months
• • Currently using or planning to start an insulin pump or other automated insulin delivery device within the next 6 months
• • Currently on a GLP-1 agonist or planning to start a GLP-1 agonist within the next 6 months
• • Currently receiving or planning to receive within the next 6 months another Food is Medicine program, like PRx, Grocery Rx, or Medically Tailored Meals