Feasibility and Effects of a Produce Prescription Program ( PRx ) in People With Type 2 Diabetes and Low Socioeconomic Status: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial
Authors' conclusion
This pilot RCT demonstrates that a 3-month PRx intervention providing plant-based food boxes is feasible and acceptable among adults with T2D and low SES.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with T2D, BMI >25 kg/m² and low socioeconomic status, primary care in Rotterdam, the Netherlands; age 57.3 ± 11.8 years, 74% female, BMI 32.6 ± 6.0 kg/m²77 screened
- Participants
- 35 adults
- Comparison
- Produce prescription program vs usual care
- PRxn = 17
- Primary endpoint
- Feasibility: recruitment, retention, adherence and acceptability
- Follow-up
- 3 months
Methodological detailsprimary care
- Primary care
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Feasibility (PRx)
Food boxes collected (average, out of 12)
10.9
91%
Workshops attended (out of 3)
1.8
59%
Completed evaluation questionnaire
11 participants
69%
Satisfaction scores (out of 5)
4.3 to 4.7
Further findings
Exploratory efficacy: dietary intake, weight, BMI, physical quality of life, glycaemic outcomes · 3 and 6 months
- Between-group comparisons favoured PRx for dietary intake, weight, BMI and physical quality of life
- No clear differences for glycaemic outcomes
- Favourable within-group changes in dietary and anthropometric outcomes with PRx, several apparently maintained at 6-month follow-up
- Exploratory
Original publication
Feasibility and Effects of a Produce Prescription Program ( PRx ) in People With Type 2 Diabetes and Low Socioeconomic Status: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial. Diabetes Obes Metab. Published 10 August 2026. doi:10.
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