Growing healthy hearts: a family gardening study
Part of Heart & circulation, Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study tests whether starting a garden with your family can help you eat more fruits and vegetables and be more active, which may reduce your risk of heart disease.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older and interested in gardening but not planning to garden this season.
- You have at least one child aged 5 to 17 living with you.
- You have space for a garden (in your yard, in containers, or at a community garden).
- You have a smartphone that can download apps and connect to a Fitbit, plus internet access.
- You have or can create a Facebook account.
- You currently do less than 90 minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity per week and eat fewer than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
- You have at least one heart disease risk factor, such as being overweight, having high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, a family history of early heart disease, or past/current smoking.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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