Trial reportCancer2018
A home-based mentored vegetable gardening intervention demonstrates feasibility and improvements in physical activity and performance among breast cancer survivors.
Trial report in Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02985411 (Harvest for Health in Older Cancer Survivors), which is not on this map. Cited by 42 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Harvest for Health in Older Cancer Survivors
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A meta-analysis of healthy lifestyle interventions addressing quality of life of cancer survivors in the post treatment phase.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of gardening activities on domains of health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Home-based exercise improves quality of life in breast and prostate cancer survivors: A meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Community-based interventions designed to optimize health behaviors among cancer survivors: an integrative systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
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- Vegetable Gardening and Health Outcomes in Older Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- A comparison of two mail-based strategies to recruit older cancer survivors into a randomized controlled trial of a lifestyle intervention.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Trial
- Harvest for Health, a Randomized Controlled Trial Testing a Home-Based, Vegetable Gardening Intervention Among Older Cancer Survivors Across Alabama: An Analysis of Accrual and Modifications Made in Intervention Delivery and Assessment During COVID-19.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2022Trial
- Sustainability capacity of a vegetable gardening intervention for cancer survivors.BMC public health · 2022Trial
- Feasibility of collection and analysis of microbiome data in a longitudinal randomized trial of community gardening.Future microbiology · 2020Trial
- Social prescribing for people recovering from treatment for cancer: a systematic scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Hiding in plain sight: Cooperative Extension as an underutilized approach to improving cancer survivorship outcomes in underserved populations.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Home gardening and fruit and vegetable intake in rural settlements in Northeast Hungary.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Growing Healthy Hearts: a pilot randomized controlled trial of a digitally delivered gardening, cooking, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet intervention for adults with cardiovascular risk factors.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- The effect of home gardening on vegetable and fruit consumption: a pre-post intervention study in Northeast Hungary.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Indoor hydroponic vegetable gardening to improve mental health and quality of life in cancer patients: a pilot study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Adaptation and study protocol for harvest for health together Arizona: A mentored community garden intervention for survivors of cancer.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2024Article
- Interactions with Nature, Good for the Mind and Body: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Harvest for health in survivors of chronic disease: A demonstration project in the Alabama Black Belt and Mississippi Delta Region.Translational behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- Development and evaluation of food preservation lessons for gardeners: application of the DESIGN process.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe current study assessed the feasibility of a mentored home-based vegetable gardening intervention and examined changes in health-related outcomes among breast cancer survivors (BCS).
methodsBCS were randomized to either a year-long vegetable gardening intervention to begin immediately or a wait-list control. Master Gardeners mentored participants in planning, planting, and maintaining 3 seasonal gardens over the course of 1 year. Participant accrual, retention, and satisfaction rates of ≥80% served as feasibility (primary outcome) benchmarks. Secondary outcomes (ie, vegetable consumption, physical activity, performance and function, anthropometrics, biomarkers, and health-related quality of life) were collected at baseline and post-intervention (1-year follow-up) using subjective and objective measures.
resultsThe trial surpassed all feasibility benchmarks at 82% of targeted accrual, 95% retention, and 100% satisfaction (ie, experience ratings of "good to excellent" and willingness to "do it again"). Compared with the controls, intervention participants reported significantly greater improvements in moderate physical activity (+14 vs -17 minutes/week) and demonstrated improvements in the 2-Minute Step Test (+22 vs + 10 steps), and Arm Curl (+2.7 vs + 0.1 repetitions) (P values < .05). A trend toward improved vegetable consumption was observed (+0.9 vs + 0.2 servings/day; P = .06). Approximately 86% of participants were continuing to garden at the 2-year follow-up.
conclusionsThe results of the current study suggest that a mentored, home-based vegetable gardening intervention is feasible and offers an integrative and durable approach with which to improve health behaviors and outcomes among BCS. Harvest for Health led to the establishment of a group of trained Master Gardeners and gave rise to local and global community-based programs. Larger studies are needed to confirm the results presented herein and to define applicability across broader populations of survivors.
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