NutritiOUs fRuIts and veggieS to Improve Health: A Culinary Medicine Intervention (NOURISH)

June 30, 2026 updated by: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

NOURISH: NutritiOUs fRuIts and veggieS to Improve Health: A Culinary Medicine Intervention

This study includes a 12-week culinary medicine intervention integrated within the existing YMCA Suncoast Survivorship and Wellness Program Powered by Moffitt. Members of the John Geigle YMCA will be assigned to the NOURISH intervention, which includes biweekly provision of fruit and vegetable bundles, recipe cards, and nutritional education handouts plus 30-minute culinary medicine demonstrations with skill-building training (six total demonstrations focused on fruit and vegetable recipes).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

11

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
        • Moffitt Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed with cancer.
  • Able to speak and read English.
  • Without documented or observable psychiatric or neurologic diagnoses that could interfere with participation (e.g., dementia, active psychosis).
  • Able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not meeting all of the above inclusion criteria.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: NOURISH: NutritiOUs fRuIts and veggieS to improve Health

Intervention Phase: In the intervention phase, members of the John Geigle YMCA will be assigned to the NOURISH intervention, which includes biweekly provision of f/v, recipe cards, and nutritional education handouts plus 30-minute culinary medicine demonstrations with skill-building training (six total demonstrations focused on f/v recipes). Members of the Hernando County YMCA will be assigned to the control condition and participants will receive recipe cards and nutritional education handouts but will not receive f/v or cooking demonstrations.

Maintenance Phase: In the maintenance phase, we will better understand adherence to dietary guidelines once f/v are no longer provided and maintenance of culinary skills.
Other: NOURISH
Culinary medicine demonstrations and nutritional education focused on balanced eating.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Participant Recruitment Rate
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Number of participants successfully recruited to the study.
Up to 1 year
Participant Retention
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
The proportion of participants who complete the study.
Up to 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sylvia Crowder, PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 4, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 23, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

October 23, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 8, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 8, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 15, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 2, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 30, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MCC-23506

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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