Medically Tailored Grocery Deliveries to Improve Food Security and Hypertension in Underserved Groups: A Student-Run Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are needed to evaluate the impact of food is medicine (FIM) programs, such as medically tailored groceries (MTGs) to treat hypertension among diverse populations. Partnerships between academic centers' student-run organizations (SROs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) offer critical safety nets for historically underserved groups, positioning these organizations to effectively undertake FIM programs among populations disproportionately affected by hypertension. We conducted an unblinded pilot RCT whose objectives were to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an SRO-coordinated, CBO-partnered MTGs intervention targeting blood pressure (BP) and food insecurity (FI) in underserved groups.

Methods

Adult Black

SUBMITTER: Lapay ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11817985 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature