The Neighborhood & Health Study (N&HS)

Texas A&M University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Healthy Eating; Cardiometabolic Health

Treatments: Other: Residence in Agrihood Neighborhood

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06950775

STUDY2025-0321

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of The Neighborhood & Health Study is to use a quasi-experimental mixed-methods approach to assess the impact of living in an agrihood-an agriculturally integrated community. This study follows a longitudinal cohort of residents of a newly developed neighborhood (the Indigo Neighborhood) and a geographically and socio-demographically matched neighborhood (the Elyson Neighborhood), both located in Fort Bend County, Texas, providing a unique opportunity for a natural experiment.

Full description

Poor nutrition and inadequate physical activity are prevalent in many communities across the United States. Agriculturally integrated communities called "agrihoods" are a potential responsive agriculture solution that may support healthy living. The aims of the study are to 1) Assess short-term changes in healthy eating, physical activity, cardiometabolic health indicators, and social connectedness as compared to a comparison neighborhood that is not an agriculturally integrated neighborhood; 2) Document time use with features of the Indigo Agrihood and assess consumer preferences for built and nature design features to provide resident-driven data for future developments; 3) Assess the economic benefits of the Indigo Agrihood.

Enrollment: 600 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Indigo Neighborhood Participants:

• 18 years or older
• Lived in the Indigo Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence for less than 3 months or intend to move to the Indigo Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence.
• Pregnant women will not be excluded from participation and may be coincidentally included

Elyson Neighborhood Participants:

• 18 years or older
• Live in the Elyson Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence (the comparison neighborhood group).
• Pregnant women will not be excluded from participation and may be coincidentally included

Exclusion criteria

Indigo Neighborhood Participants:

• None.

Elyson Neighborhood Participants:

• None.

Trial design

600 participants in 2 patient groups

Agrihood Group

Description:

The Agrihood Group consists of adults who live in the Indigo Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence for less than 3 months or intend to move to the Indigo Neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence. Pregnant women will not be excluded from participation and may be coincidentally included.

Treatment:

Other: Residence in Agrihood Neighborhood

Comparison Group

Description:

The Comparison Group consists of adults who live in the Elyson comparison neighborhood as their primary and permanent residence. Pregnant women will not be excluded from participation and may be coincidentally included.