An interventional study of Blackberry Consumption in Cardiovascular Risk Factor, sponsored by Dawn Brewer. Completed at 5 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-01-19.
Sponsored by Dawn Brewer · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
BerryCare teaches people about the health benefits of blackberries, how to harvest and maintain blackberry bushes and then assesses changes in knowledge and behaviors associated with blackberries and physical measurements.
BerryCare seeks to teach community members how to grow thornless, erect blackberry brambles and to healthily consume fresh blackberries using Plate It Up Kentucky Proud recipes. Horticulture, nutrition, and extension experts are working together to design a blackberry-growing program that engages citizens and their community in each step of the process, from planting to harvesting berries. The lessons will be delivered by experts in their respective field, with accompanying extension publications and supplemental materials provided for replication of the curriculum in other counties.
Dawn Brewer is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects will be recruited to participate in a community gardening program where they will learn the benefits of both physical active gardening and consuming homegrown foods through blackberry consumption.
Behavioral: Blackberry Consumption
Measures of biomedical and behavioral changes resulting from the consumption of blackberries.
Change in consumption of blackberries
Blackberry consumption will be measured in participants during pre screening and throughout the course of the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in blood pressure
The effect of blackberry consumption on blood pressure will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in total cholesterol
The effect of blackberry consumption on total cholesterol will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in HDL cholesterol
The effect of blackberry consumption on HDL cholesterol will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in LDL cholesterol
The effect of blackberry consumption on LDL cholesterol will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in A1c
The effect of blackberry consumption on A1c will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in carotenoids
The effect of blackberry consumption on carotenoid status will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in weight
The effect of blackberry consumption on weight will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in waist circumference
The effect of blackberry consumption on waist circumference will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in knowledge
The effect of blackberry consumption on knowledge of phytonutrients and recommended servings of fruits and vegetables will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in self-reported fruit and vegetable intake
The effect of blackberry consumption on self-reported fruit and vegetable intake will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in group cohesion
The effect of blackberry consumption on group cohesion will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Change in physical function
The effect of blackberry consumption on physical function will be assessed at baseline and throughout the study.
Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months
Plan to share: No — No plan to share data.
No publications or documents are linked to this record.
This study is completed, as verified in Jan 2023. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.
Dawn Brewer