Collection of biospecimens from parent-child dyads in a community garden-based nutrition intervention: protocol and feasibility.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-invasive human biospecimens, including stool, urine, and hair, are important in understanding the relationship between diet and changes in human physiologic processes that affect chronic disease outcomes. However, biospecimen collection can be difficult when collecting samples for research studies that occur away from a centralized location. We describe the protocol and feasibility in collecting stool, urine, and hair biospecimens from parents and their children at a remote location as a part of a summer community garden-based intervention.

Methods

Stool, urine, and hair were collected as a part of the Summer Harvest Adventure (SHA) study, a randomized controlled, community garden-based intervention targeting children (ages 8-11 years) and their parents from l

SUBMITTER: Khalsa AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9720919 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature