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N/ACompleted· 500 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Fresh Food Farmacyother
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Fresh Food Farmacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

John B Bulger, DO·interventional·Posted Oct 25, 2018·Updated Jun 12, 2025

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Fresh Food Farmacy for Type 2 Diabetes. Completed, enrolled 500 participants across 2 sites.

Detailed Summary

This trial investigates the value created by the highly innovative Fresh Food Farmacy (FFF) program at Geisinger Health. The program provides food-insecure diabetics with healthy food for their entire household: at least two meals per day, five days a week. The program also provides education on how to prepare the food, and education on healthy living including diabetes self management. The research measures the effects of the FFF program on patient health and wellbeing.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
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Primary Purpose--
ConditionsType 2 Diabetes
CountriesUnited States
CollaboratorsMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Stanford University, Geisinger Clinic

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
20192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedOct 25, 2018
Enrollment StartApr 22, 2019
Primary CompletionNov 30, 2023
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 4.6 yearsPosted 7.7 years ago

Interventions

Fresh Food Farmacyother

Patients are prescribed fresh food by a dietician, fill the prescription each week at the FFF clinic, receive training on how to use the food, and training in diabetes self management.